Portugal

Sister Filipina, a Dominican nun of high nobility

October 14, 2021

August 17 – Her great beauty aroused the jealousy of the queen

August 16, 2021

August 10 – His sister founded the Conceptionists

August 9, 2021

July 21 – Fearless in every sense

July 19, 2021

July 8 – Vasco da Gama Prays To Our Lady Before Setting Out For India

July 5, 2021

July 4 – Patroness of victims of adultery, jealousy and unfaithfulness

July 1, 2021

June 18 – To make peace, she surrendered her son’s rights to the throne

June 17, 2021

June 13 – He Lived Only 36 Years, But the Whole World Knows Him

June 10, 2021

June 8 – The Noble Countess Who Dedicated Her Life to Bringing Dissolute Women to Repentance

June 7, 2021

June 10 – Most Sublime Figure of Portuguese Literature

June 7, 2021

June 5 – Friendship is tested in adversity

June 3, 2021

May 29 – Bartolomeu Dias

May 27, 2021

May 12 – She said no to the crowns of England, France and the Holy Roman Empire

May 10, 2021

May 2 – Two sisters of this medieval princess were also saints

April 29, 2021

April 27 – First circumnavigator of the world

April 26, 2021

April 22 – Cabral and the Discovery of Brazil

April 19, 2021

April 17 – He saved countless souls from apostasy

April 15, 2021

April 1 – Precursor of Our Lady of Fatima

March 29, 2021

March 20 – Full of virtue and learning

March 18, 2021

March 6 – God gave him the great grace of “unsuitability for government”

March 4, 2021

March 8 – He was not a prince, but they buried him as one

March 4, 2021

February 4 – Portuguese noble and favorite of the king, he strove to convert the nobility of India – and paid for it with his life

February 1, 2021

How Fatima, Portugal Was Named After a Moorish Princess

January 28, 2021

December 23 – The Knights of Aviz and Their Cistercian Founder

December 21, 2020

December 24 – Vasco da Gama

December 21, 2020

September 21 – Victim of intrigue

September 17, 2020

August 17 – Her great beauty aroused the jealousy of the queen

August 13, 2020

August 10 – His sister founded the Conceptionists

August 6, 2020

July 21 – Fearless in every sense

July 20, 2020

July 8 – Vasco da Gama Prays To Our Lady Before Setting Out For India

July 6, 2020

July 4 – Patroness of victims of adultery, jealousy and unfaithfulness

July 2, 2020

June 18 – To make peace, she surrendered her son’s rights to the throne

June 15, 2020

June 13 – He Lived Only 36 Years, But the Whole World Knows Him

June 11, 2020

June 10 – Most Sublime Figure of Portuguese Literature

June 8, 2020

June 5 – Friendship is tested in adversity

June 4, 2020

June 8 – The Noble Countess Who Dedicated Her Life to Bringing Dissolute Women to Repentance

June 4, 2020

May 29 – Bartolomeu Dias

May 28, 2020

May 20 – Christopher Columbus Dies But His Glory Remains

May 18, 2020

May 12 – She said no to the crowns of England, France and the Holy Roman Empire

May 11, 2020

May 14 – Bl. Gil of Santarem

May 11, 2020

May 2 – Two sisters of this medieval princess were also saints

April 30, 2020

April 27 – First circumnavigator of the world

April 23, 2020

April 22 – Cabral and the Discovery of Brazil

April 20, 2020

April 17 – He saved countless souls from apostasy

April 16, 2020

April 1 – Precursor of Our Lady of Fatima

March 30, 2020

March 20 – Full of virtue and learning

March 19, 2020

March 6 – God gave him the great grace of “unsuitability for government”

March 5, 2020

March 8 – He was not a prince, but they buried him as one

March 5, 2020

February 4 – Portuguese noble and favorite of the king, he strove to convert the nobility of India – and paid for it with his life

February 3, 2020

January 22 – Defended by a raven

January 20, 2020

January 12 – Duke of Alva

January 9, 2020

December 24 – Vasco da Gama

December 23, 2019

December 23 – The Knights of Aviz and Their Cistercian Founder

December 19, 2019

November 26 – How a Catholic Queen gave Spain its Golden Age

November 25, 2019

November 13 – Grand Master of the Order of Christ

November 11, 2019

John I of Portugal Dubs Sixty Knights and Sends Them Into Battle at Aljubarrota

October 17, 2019

August 17 – Her great beauty aroused the jealousy of the queen

August 15, 2019

August 10 – His sister founded the Conceptionists

August 8, 2019

July 21 – Fearless in every sense

July 18, 2019

July 8 – Vasco da Gama Prays To Our Lady Before Setting Out For India

July 4, 2019

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