Chapel of São Teotónio

Valença
Description
São Teotónio - 1º Santo Português - The Inspirer and Protector of Nationality He was born in 1082 in the Valencian parish of Ganfei and died in Coimbra on February 18, 1162. St. Teotonius became the first Portuguese saint to be celebrated as the reformer of religious life. Known as the patron saint of enslaved Christians, for having supported 1000 Mozarabic men, women and children, captured in an incursion to Andalusia by D. Afonso Henriques.


Location: Valença
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