Afonso Sanches, Lord of Albuquerque

Servant of God Afonso Sanches
Lord of Albuquerque
Afonso Sanches in Antonio de Hollanda's Genealogy of the Royal Houses of Spain and Portugal (1530–1534)
Born	24 May 1289 Entre Douro e Minho,[1] Portugal
Died	2 November 1329 (aged 40) Escalona, Castile
Buried	Monastery of Santa Clara in Vila do Conde
Noble family	House of Burgundy
Spouse(s)	Teresa Martins Telo
Issue	João Afonso de Albuquerque
Father	Denis of Portugal
Mother	Aldonça Rodrigues Talha

Afonso Sanches, Lord of Albuquerque (24 May 1289 – 2 November 1329), also known as Alfonso Sanches, was a Portuguese nobleman, Lord of Cerva and Alburquerque.[2][3]

Biography

Born in Portugal, he was the second[1] and favorite son of King Denis of Portugal. His mother was Aldonça Rodrigues Talha.[4][5] He was also half brother of King Afonso IV.[6] Afonso was married to Teresa Martins Telo, daughter of João Afonso Telo, the first count of Barcelos,[7] and of Teresa Sánchez, an illegitimate daughter of Sancho IV the Brave, king of Castile and León.[8] They were the parents of João Afonso de Albuquerque.[9]

Afonso and his wife Teresa were the founders of the Monastery of Santa Clara in Vila do Conde where both were buried.[10]

The Catholic Church opened a cause for the beatification of Afonso and Teresa on 17 January 1723, and the two were formally declared Servants of God.[11]

References

1. Parra, Ana Raquel da Cruz (2018). "A Paternidade na Idade Média: o caso de D. Dinis" (PDF). Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa. p. 94.
2. Memórias do Mosteiro de Pombeiro, Academia Portuguesa da História, 1942, 1942
3. "Servi di Dio Alfonso Sanches e Teresa Martins". santibeati.it.
4. Sotto Mayor Pizarro 1997, Vol. I, p. 189.
5. Braamcamp Freire 1927, p. 193.
6. Fundadores, fundaciones y espacios de vida conventual: III Congreso Internacional Monacato Femenino en España, Portugal y América, celebrado en León, 2004, Universidas, Secretariado de Publicaciones, 2005, 2005, ISBN 9788497732024
7. Sotto Mayor Pizarro 1997, Vol. I, p. 191.
8. Sotto Mayor Pizarro 1997, Vol. I, p. 192.
9. Sotto Mayor Pizarro 1987, pp. 31, 109.
10. Sotto Mayor Pizarro 1987, p. 29.
11. Index ac status causarum beatificationis servorum dei et canonizationis beatorum (in Latin). Typis polyglottis vaticanis. January 1953. p. 11.

Bibliography

• Braamcamp Freire, Anselmo (1927). Brasões da Sala de Sintra, Livro Segundo (in Portuguese). Coimbra: Imprenta da Universidade. OCLC 794223590.
• Sotto Mayor Pizarro, José Augusto (1997). Linhagens Medievais Portuguesas: Genealogias e Estratégias (1279-1325) (in Portuguese). Oporto: Thesis, published by author. hdl:10216/18023.
• Sotto Mayor Pizarro, José Augusto P. (1987). Os Patronos do Mosteiro de Grijo: Evolução e Estrutura da Familia Nobre Séculos XI a XIV (in Portuguese). Oporto.