Mafalda of Portugal | |
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Lady of Arouca | |
![]() Mafalda in Genealogy of the Kings of Portugal (António de Holanda, 1530–1534) | |
Queen consort of Castile | |
Tenure | 1215–1216 |
Born | c. 1195 Kingdom of Portugal |
Died | 1 May 1256 (aged 61) Rio Tinto, Gondomar, Kingdom of Portugal |
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Spouse | |
House | Portuguese House of Burgundy |
Father | Sancho I |
Mother | Dulce of Aragon |
Religion | Catholic |
Blessed Mafalda of Portugal, O.Cist | |
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Virgin | |
Venerated in | Catholic Church (Cistercian Order) |
Beatified | 27 June 1792, Rome, Papal States by Pope Pius VI |
Feast | 20 June |
Infanta Mafalda of Portugal (also known as Blessed Mafalda, O.Cist. (c. 1195 – 1 May 1256 in Rio Tinto, Gondomar; Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈfaldɐ]) was a Portuguese infanta (princess), later Queen consort of Castile for a brief period. She was the second youngest daughter of King Sancho I of Portugal and Dulce of Aragon. Married briefly to the ten-year-old Henry I of Castile, she held for a time the title Queen of Castile.
Upon the dissolution of the marriage, Mafalda returned to her homeland. She chose to become a Cistercian nun, and became noted for the holiness of her life. She was declared Blessed by the Catholic Church five centuries after her death.