Blessed Mafalda Of Portugal
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
1 May; 2 May on some calendars; 13 May on some calendars; 2 September on some calendars; 20 June on some calendars
Born
1184 in Portugal
Died
2 May 1257 in Arouca, Portugal; body found incorrupt when exhumed in 1617
Beatified
14 March 1792 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmation)
Biography
Blessed Mafalda of Portugal, also known as Blessed Mafalda of Arouca, was born in 1184 in Portugal. She came from a royal background, being the daughter of King Sancho I of Portugal and sister to Saint Theresa of Portugal and Saint Sancha of Portugal.
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