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Sancha, Lady of Alenquer

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House
  
Burgundy

Name
  
Sancha, of

Father
  
Sancho I

Died
  
March 13, 1229

Mother
  
Dulce of Aragon

Place of burial
  
Portugal

Religion
  
Roman Catholic


Sancha, Lady of Alenquer

Parents
  
Sancho I of Portugal, Dulce of Aragon

Cousins
  
Peter II of Aragon, Constance of Aragon, Alfonso II, Count of Provence

Grandparents
  
Afonso I of Portugal

Similar People
  
Sancho I of Portugal, Afonso I of Portugal, Mafalda of Portugal, Afonso II of Portugal, Berengaria of Portugal

Sancha of Portugal ([ˈsɐ̃ʃɐ]; 1180 in Coimbra – 13 March 1229 in Celas Monastery), was a Portuguese infanta, second daughter of King Sancho I of Portugal and Dulce of Aragon.

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Life

She was born 1180 and died in the Monastery of Celas, Celas, which she had founded, on March 13, 1229. Her body was moved to Lorvão Abbey by her sister Theresa of Portugal. She was also the feudal Lady of Alenquer.

On December 13, 1705 Sancha was beatified by Pope Clement XI's papal bull Sollicitudo Pastoralis Offici, along with her sister Theresa of Portugal.

References

Sancha, Lady of Alenquer Wikipedia