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Joanna, Princess of Portugal

Portuguese princess

For other people named Joan of Portugal, see Joan of Portugal (disambiguation).

Joanna of PortugalOP (6 February 1452 – 12 May 1490; Portuguese: Joana, Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈsɐ̃tɐʒuˈɐnɐpɾĩˈsezɐ]) was a Portuguese regent princess of the House of Aviz, daughter of King Afonso V of Portugal and his first wife Queen Isabel of Coimbra. She served as regent during the absence of her father in 1471. In 1475 she became a cloistered nun of the Dominican Order. She is venerated in the Catholic Church with the title 'Blessed', is commemorated by a feast on May 12, and is commonly known in Portugal as Holy Princess Joan (Portuguese: Santa Joana Princesa).

Early life

Joanna was the second child of Afonso, but after the early death of her older brother John in 1451, she was recognized as heir presumptive and given the title of Princess of Portugal.^[1] Other children of the king were infantes. Upon the birth of her younger brother, the future John II of Portugal in 1455, she ceased to be heir pr

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Catholic Saints

Joanna is a woman mentioned in the Gospels who was healed by Jesus, and later supported him and his disciples in their travels. She was the wife of Chuza, who managed the household of Herod Antipas, the King of Galilee. Her name means, “Yahweh has been gracious”. In the Orthodox and Roman Catholic traditions, she is a saint. She is considered to be a very caring woman who cared for Jesus and the Apostles. In the Bible, she is one of the women recorded in the Gospel of Luke as accompanying Jesus and the Twelve Apostles, “Mary, called Magdalene, and Joanna the wife of Herod’s steward Chuza, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their resources”.

Considering that there are 13 separate references to Herod in the Gospel of Luke, and only 4 of which can also be found in the other Gospels, this means that there are nine references to Herod in the Gospel of Luke, for which Luke had to have a source independent of another Gospel. Some scholars believe that it was Joanna that info

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Blessed Joanna of Portugal

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Born at Lisbon, 16 February, 1452; died at Aveiro, 12 may, 1490; the daughter of Alfonso V, King of Portugal, and his wife Elizabeth. She was chiefly remarkable for the courage and persistency with which she opposed all attempts on the part of her father and brother to make her marry. She had resolved from childhood to be the spouse of Christ and, when possible to enter the religious state; but being the next heir to the throne in default of male issue, her wish was particularly obnoxious to her family and to the country. Joanna was very beautiful and her hand was sought by several princes. Once, in her father's absence, she had to act as regent of the kingdom, and in that office is said to have shown great capacity.

After many struggles, she entered the Dominican house called the Convent of Jesus, at Aveiro, where the rule was severe