Feast day: June 17

Saint Teresa de Portugal

A saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology on June 17.

  • Feast day: June 17
  • Life and era: Birth recorded in source: El 1176 en coimbra en la actual Portugal
  • Role in the Church: Saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology
  • Common titles: Roman Martyrology entry
  • Often asked for: commemoration

Why the Church honors Saint Teresa de Portugal

Saint Teresa de Portugal is included in the Roman Catholic martyrology for June 17.

Why people ask for the intercession of Saint Teresa de Portugal

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Biography and witness

Saint Teresa de Portugal appears in the Roman Catholic martyrology on June 17.

Original martyrology note

En Lorvaô, en Portugal, santa Teresa, quien, reina de León y madre de tres hijos, al perder a su esposo abrazó la vida regular en un monasterio fundado por ella misma, bajo la disciplina cisterciense.

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Short prayer

Saint Teresa de Portugal, pray for me.

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