Saint of the Day: St. Teresa of Portugal, 1176-1250; daughter of King Sancho I of Portugal; married her cousin and bore him several children, but the marriage was declared invalid due to consanguinity; founded a Benedictine monastery, and lived there, likely eventually becoming a nun
Saint of the Day: St. Teresa of Portugal, 1176-1250; daughter of King Sancho I of Portugal; married her cousin and bore him several children, but the marriage was declared invalid due to consanguinity; founded a Benedictine monastery, and lived there, likely eventually becoming a nun