Blessed Amadeus Of Portugal
Also known as: Amadeus Menez de Silva; Amedeus….; João de Menezes da Silva; João Mendes de Silva; Peter John Silva Meneses
Feast Day
10 August; 1 November on some calendars
Born
1420 in Morocco as João de Menezes da Silva
Died
10 August 1482 in Milan, Italy of natural causes; buried under the high altar of his monastery in Milan
Biography
Blessed Amadeus of Portugal, also known as Amadeus Menez de Silva or by his birth name João de Menezes da Silva, was born in the year 1420 in Morocco. He belonged to the noble family of Portugal, being the youngest of eleven children of Rui Gomes, the Count of Viana, and Isabel de Menezes. His sister was the renowned Saint Beatrice da Silva Meneses.
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