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Also known as: Nuņo of
Saint Mary; Nonius Alvares Pereira
Memorial: 1 November
Profile
Cousin of the founder of the noble Braganza family. Constable of the
kingdom of Portugal, knight and prior in the Order of Saint John of
Jerusalem. Married. Career soldier, fighting for, and a hero of Portuguese
independence. Widower. Carmelite lay-brother at Lisbon, Portugal in 1423,
taking the name Nuņo of Saint Mary. Undertook the meanest duties in the
friary, begging alms from door to door. Founded a monastery at Lisbon.
Noted for a life of prayer, penance, and devotion to Our Lady.
Born: 24 July 1360 at Santares, Portgual
Died: 1 April 1431 (Easter Sunday) at the Carmelite monastery at
Lisbon, Portugal; tomb lost in the earthquake of 1755
Beatified: 23 January 1918 by Pope Benedict XV
Canonized: pending
Readings
O God, who called blessed Nonius to lay down the weapons of this world and
follow Christ under the protection of the Blessed Virgin, grant through
the intercession of this former member of our order that we too may deny
ourselves and cling to you with all our hearts. Through the same Jesus
Christ your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one
God, for ever and ever. Amen. |
