Blessed Ferdinand Of Portugal
Also known as: Ferdinand the Constant; Ferdinand the Prince; Ferdinando…; Fernando…
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
5-Jun
Born
1402 at Santarem, Portugal
Died
1443 in prison in Fez, Morocco of maltreatment; interred in the royal crypt at Batalha
Beatified
1470 by Pope Paul II
Biography
Blessed Ferdinand of Portugal, also known as Ferdinand the Constant, Ferdinand the Prince, Ferdinando, or Fernando, was born in 1402 in Santarem, Portugal. He was the son of King John I of Portugal and grew up in the royal court as a prince.
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