Saint Beatrice Da Silva Meneses
Also known as: Brites; Beatrix da Silva; Beatriz da Silva Meneses
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
August 17
Died
August 17, 1492
Canonized
3 October 1976 by Pope Paul VI
Beatified
28 July 1926 by Pope Pius XI (cultus confirmed)
Biography
Saint Beatrice Da Silva Meneses, also known as Brites, Beatrix da Silva, or Beatriz da Silva Meneses, was born in 1424 in Campo Maior, Portalegre, Portugal. She hailed from a noble family and was the daughter of the Count of Viana. Beatrice had a brother, Saint Amedeus of Portugal, who also became a renowned saint....
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