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Portuguese Roman Catholics

  • Ferdinand MagellanIn 1495, a young man named Ferdinand Magellan entered the service of King John II of Portugal. He served as a page to Queen Eleanor, consort of that monarch.
  • André de ResendeAndré de Resende was born around 1498 in the city of Évora. He lost his father early and entered the local Dominican Order at age ten or twelve.
  • Cristiano RonaldoCristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on the 5th of February 1985 in the São Pedro parish of Funchal, the capital of the Portuguese island of Madeira.
  • Manuel I of PortugalManuel I was born in Alcochete on the 31st of May 1469. He entered a world already fractured by blood and suspicion among Portuguese noble families.
  • EusébioEusébio da Silva Ferreira was born on the 25th of January 1942 in the Mafalala neighbourhood of Lourenço Marques, now Maputo.
  • Damião de GóisOn the 2nd of February 1502, Damião de Góis entered a world that would shape his entire existence. He was born in Alenquer, Portugal, to Rui Dias de Góis and…