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| name = Infante Afonso
| title = [[Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Rome|Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo]]
| name = Afonso of Portugal
| honorific_suffix = [[Archbishop of Lisbon]]
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| title = [[Infante of Portugal]]
| house = [[House of Aviz]]
| church = [[Catholic church]]
| father = [[Manuel I of Portugal]]
| archdiocese = [[Patriarchate of Lisbon|Archdiocese of Lisbon]]
| mother = [[Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal|Maria of Aragon]]
| appointed = 20 February 1523
| term_end = 21 April 1540
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1509|4|23|df=y}}
| predecessor = Martinho da Costa
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| birth_place = [[Évora]]
| successor = Fernando de Meneses
| death_date = {{death date and age|1540|4|21|1509|4|23|df=y}}
| cardinal = 1 July 1517
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| death_place = [[Lisbon]]
| created_cardinal_by = [[Pope Leo X]]
| burial_place = [[Lisbon Cathedral]]<br />''prev'' [[Jerónimos Monastery]]
| religion = [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]]
| other_post = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Évora|Bishop of Évora]] (1523–1540)
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* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarda, Portugal|Bishop of Guarda]]<br/>(1516–1519)
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| rank = [[Cardinal-Priest]]
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| image = Cardeal Infante D. Afonso -.jpg
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| parents = [[Manuel I of Portugal]]<br/>[[Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal|Maria of Aragon]]
| birth_date = 23 April 1509
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| birth_place = [[Évora]]
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'''Cardinal-Infante Afonso''' (23 April 1509&ndash;21 April 1540; {{IPA-pt|ɐˈfõsu}}; {{Lang-en|Alphonzo}}) was a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] ''[[infante]]'' (prince), son of [[List of Portuguese monarchs|King]] [[Manuel I of Portugal]] and his wife [[Maria of Aragon (1482-1517)|Maria of Aragon]].
'''Cardinal-Infante Afonso''' (23 April 1509{{snd}}21 April 1540; {{IPA|pt|ɐˈfõsu}}; {{Langx|en|Alphonzo}}) was a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] ''[[infante]]'' (prince), son of [[List of Portuguese monarchs|King]] [[Manuel I of Portugal]] and his wife [[Maria of Aragon (1482-1517)|Maria of Aragon]].


Because he was the fourth son, after the infantes [[John III of Portugal|John]], [[Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja|Luís]], and [[Ferdinand of Portugal, Duke of Guarda|Ferdinand]], he was assigned by his father to religious life, and he accumulated numerous ecclesiastical benefits even though he did not have the canonical age required to exercise these dignities. He was successively bishop of Guarda, cardinal, bishop of Viseu, bishop of Évora and finally archbishop of Lisbon.
Afonso was born in [[Évora]] on 23 April 1509 and during his life was [[archbishop of Lisbon]] (1523) and [[cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]].

==Life==
Afonso was born in [[Évora]] on 23 April 1509. He was educated at the Portuguese court; he studied humanities, Greek and Latin directed by two masters Aires de Figueiredo Barbosa and André de Resende.

At only three years of age, in 1512, his father Manuel I tried to make him a cardinal; [[Pope Julius II]] refused because it was not in accordance with canonical laws, according to which one could not be created a cardinal under 30 years of age. He succeeded in having the pope appoint the young infante as [[apostolic protonotary]] in the kingdom of Portugal.

Manuel also succeeded in elevating him to bishop of Guarda, at only seven years of age, on September 9, 1516; he obtained papal dispensation for the exercise of the office because he did not yet have the canonical age for the prelature. Even if he did not carry out any pastoral work, he received the income of the bishopric.

==Cardinal==
After the embassy led by Tristão da Cunha which Manuel I sent to Pope Leo X in 1514, and which left the Roman Curia very impressed, the Portuguese king again proposed his son for the cardinalship. The pope finally agreed to the request of the Portuguese monarch and created a cardinal Alfonso on July 1, 1517, with the title of cardinal-deacon of Santa Lucia in Septisolio. The title was granted on the condition that the cardinal's chapel would not be given to the young infante until the age of eighteen; however, in Portugal he was always treated and revered as a cardinal, before his title had been made official.

Meanwhile Alfonso was appointed by the monarch as abbot of Alcobaça, and abbot commendatory of the Monastery of Santa Cruz de Coimbra and of the Convent of San Juan de Tarouca.

==Archbishop==
On February 23, 1519, he resigned from the seat of Guarda and on the same day was transferred to the diocese of Viseu, again with a dispensation because he was not yet of canonical age. On February 20, 1523, at the age of just fourteen, due to the death of Archbishop Martinho da Costa, he was promoted to Archbishop of Lisbon by [[Pope Adrian VI]] thanks to the supplications of John III, his brother; in the same way, he was offered the government of the bishopric of Évora (in a seat vacant since the previous year). Once again he was granted a special dispensation for not having the canonical age to preside over a diocese.

He appointed as his vicar in the Lisbon archdiocese the dean of the cathedral, Fernão Gonçalves, who conducted pastoral affairs during his minority. He established his habitual residence in the city of Évora, just as his younger brother, also dedicated to the ecclesiastical career, the cardinal-infante Dom Henrique, would later do.


He died on 21 April 1540, in [[Lisbon]] and was buried in [[Lisbon Cathedral]] before he was moved to the [[Jerónimos Monastery]].
He died on 21 April 1540, in [[Lisbon]] and was buried in [[Lisbon Cathedral]] before he was moved to the [[Jerónimos Monastery]].
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Latest revision as of 08:22, 26 October 2024

His Eminence

Afonso of Portugal

Archbishop of Lisbon
Infante of Portugal
ChurchCatholic church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Lisbon
Appointed20 February 1523
Term ended21 April 1540
PredecessorMartinho da Costa
SuccessorFernando de Meneses
Other post(s)Bishop of Évora (1523–1540)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Created cardinal1 July 1517
by Pope Leo X
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born23 April 1509
Évora
Died21 April 1540(1540-04-21) (aged 30)
Lisbon
DenominationRoman Catholicism
ParentsManuel I of Portugal
Maria of Aragon

Cardinal-Infante Afonso (23 April 1509 – 21 April 1540; Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu]; English: Alphonzo) was a Portuguese infante (prince), son of King Manuel I of Portugal and his wife Maria of Aragon.

Because he was the fourth son, after the infantes John, Luís, and Ferdinand, he was assigned by his father to religious life, and he accumulated numerous ecclesiastical benefits even though he did not have the canonical age required to exercise these dignities. He was successively bishop of Guarda, cardinal, bishop of Viseu, bishop of Évora and finally archbishop of Lisbon.

Life

[edit]

Afonso was born in Évora on 23 April 1509. He was educated at the Portuguese court; he studied humanities, Greek and Latin directed by two masters Aires de Figueiredo Barbosa and André de Resende.

At only three years of age, in 1512, his father Manuel I tried to make him a cardinal; Pope Julius II refused because it was not in accordance with canonical laws, according to which one could not be created a cardinal under 30 years of age. He succeeded in having the pope appoint the young infante as apostolic protonotary in the kingdom of Portugal.

Manuel also succeeded in elevating him to bishop of Guarda, at only seven years of age, on September 9, 1516; he obtained papal dispensation for the exercise of the office because he did not yet have the canonical age for the prelature. Even if he did not carry out any pastoral work, he received the income of the bishopric.

Cardinal

[edit]

After the embassy led by Tristão da Cunha which Manuel I sent to Pope Leo X in 1514, and which left the Roman Curia very impressed, the Portuguese king again proposed his son for the cardinalship. The pope finally agreed to the request of the Portuguese monarch and created a cardinal Alfonso on July 1, 1517, with the title of cardinal-deacon of Santa Lucia in Septisolio. The title was granted on the condition that the cardinal's chapel would not be given to the young infante until the age of eighteen; however, in Portugal he was always treated and revered as a cardinal, before his title had been made official.

Meanwhile Alfonso was appointed by the monarch as abbot of Alcobaça, and abbot commendatory of the Monastery of Santa Cruz de Coimbra and of the Convent of San Juan de Tarouca.

Archbishop

[edit]

On February 23, 1519, he resigned from the seat of Guarda and on the same day was transferred to the diocese of Viseu, again with a dispensation because he was not yet of canonical age. On February 20, 1523, at the age of just fourteen, due to the death of Archbishop Martinho da Costa, he was promoted to Archbishop of Lisbon by Pope Adrian VI thanks to the supplications of John III, his brother; in the same way, he was offered the government of the bishopric of Évora (in a seat vacant since the previous year). Once again he was granted a special dispensation for not having the canonical age to preside over a diocese.

He appointed as his vicar in the Lisbon archdiocese the dean of the cathedral, Fernão Gonçalves, who conducted pastoral affairs during his minority. He established his habitual residence in the city of Évora, just as his younger brother, also dedicated to the ecclesiastical career, the cardinal-infante Dom Henrique, would later do.

He died on 21 April 1540, in Lisbon and was buried in Lisbon Cathedral before he was moved to the Jerónimos Monastery.

See also

[edit]

Ancestry

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Emanuel I." . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  2. ^ a b c d Liss, Peggy K. (10 November 2015). Isabel the Queen: Life and Times. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 11. ISBN 9780812293203.
  3. ^ a b Stephens, Henry Morse (1903). The Story of Portugal. G.P. Putnam's Sons. p. 139. ISBN 9780722224731. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ferdinand V. of Castile and Leon and II. of Aragon" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  5. ^ a b Isabella I, Queen of Spain at the Encyclopædia Britannica
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