Nuno Álvares Pereira
About a year after his birth, the child was legitimised by royal decree[4] and so he was able to receive a knightly education typical of the offspring of the noble families of the time.[3] Three children were born to the union, two boys who died early in life, and a girl, Beatriz, who married Afonso, son of King John I and founder of the House of Aviz.In order to preserve Portuguese independence, the nobles supported the claim of King Ferdinand's half-brother John, Master of Aviz to the throne.[2] After the 1383-1385 Crisis, Álvares Pereira was made the count of Arraiolos and Barcelos, which, along with the previous title, were the only three countships existing at the time and which had been taken from nobles who had taken the part of Castile.He wept for he considered Nuno Álvares Pereira his closest friend, the man who had put him on the throne and saved his country's independence.His epitaph read: "Here lies that famous Nuno, the Constable, founder of the House of Bragança, excellent general, blessed monk, who during his life on earth so ardently desired the Kingdom of Heaven that after his death, he merited the eternal company of the Saints.According to a recent statement by the postulator general of the Carmelite Order, his canonisation was postponed for diplomatic reasons (the Portuguese ambassador indicated that the time was not right).[9] On 3 July 2008 Pope Benedict XVI signed two decrees in Rome, promulgating the heroic virtues of Nuno Álvares Pereira and the authenticity of a miracle that had already been previously confirmed as such by medical and theological commissions.
Nuno PereiraConstable of PortugalCount of BarcelosOurémArraiolosJohn I of PortugalÁlvaro Pires de CastroJohn of PortugalLord High StewardCernache de BonjardimPortugalConvent of the CarmelitesLisbonCatholic ChurchBeatifiedVatican CityPope Benedict XVCanonizedPope Benedict XVIshrineChurch of Santa EngráciaAttributesKnightfleur-de-lisCarmelite habit1383–1385 CrisisCastilecanonisedPortuguesereligious nameCernache do Bonjardimprior of CratoGonçalo Pereiraarchbishop of BragaGalicianLeonorLeonor de AlvimBeatrizAfonsoKing John IHouse of AvizFerdinand I of PortugalBeatriceJohn I of CastileJohn, Master of AvizBattle of Atoleiroscount of OurémCortesThe Battle of AljubarrotaAljubarrota1383-1385 Crisiscount of ArraiolosBarcelosmajordomoBattle of ValverdeCarmeliteCarmo Convent (Lisbon)Mother of Godarthritis1755 Lisbon earthquakeBatalhaCarmelitesDiscalced CarmelitesPius XIIcanonisationSaint Peter's SquareWayback MachineWikisourcePortuguese nobilityJoão Afonso Telo7th Count of BarcelosAfonso I, Duke of Braganza3rd Count of OurémAfonso, Marquis of Valença2nd Count of ArraiolosFernando I, Duke of BraganzaElijahElishaSaint JosephSaint JoachimSaint AnneAlbert of JerusalemRule of Saint AlbertBook of the First MonksScapular of Our Lady of Mount CarmelOur Lady of Mount CarmelMount CarmelFlos CarmeliSabbatine PrivilegeMonks of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount CarmelHermits of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount CarmelCarmelites of Mary ImmaculateCarmelites of the Holy Face (Palmarian)Third Order of CarmelitesSecular Order of Discalced CarmelitesRite of the Holy SepulchreThe Interior CastleWay of PerfectionDark Night of the SoulAscent of Mount CarmelThe Practice of the Presence of GodFrancesco LippiJohn SorethBartolomeo FantiBaptist Spagnoli of MantuaMaria Crocifissa CurcioAnne of Saint BartholomewCandelaria of San JoséFrancisco PalauGiovanna ScopelliKuriakose Elias ChavaraAngelo Agostini MazzinghiFrançoise d'AmboiseTeresa Maria ManettiElia of Saint ClementMaría Guggiari EcheverríaMaría López de Rivas MartínezMarie-Eugène de l'Enfant-JésusCarmelite Sisters of CharityCarmelite Sisters for the Aged and InfirmCarmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los AngelesSisters of the Apostolic CarmelCarmelite Daughters of the Divine Heart of JesusPope TelesphorusInácio de São CaetanoRobert Mascall