Nuno Álvares Pereira
Nuno Álvares Pereira | |
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Álvares Pereira in armor | |
| Constable of Portugal | |
| Count of Barcelos, Ourém, and Arraiolos | |
| In office 6 April 1385 – 1 November 1431 | |
| Monarch | John I of Portugal |
| Preceded by | Álvaro Pires de Castro |
| Succeeded by | John of Portugal |
| Lord High Steward | |
| In office 6 April 1385 – 1 November 1431 | |
| Monarch | John I of Portugal |
| Preceded by | Garcia Rodrigues de Taborda |
| Succeeded by | Diogo Lopes de Sousa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 June 1360 Cernache de Bonjardim, Portugal |
| Died | 1 November 1431 (aged 71) Convent of the Carmelites, Lisbon, Portugal |
Nuno of Saint Mary | |
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| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 23 January 1918, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XV |
| Canonized | 26 April 2009, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Major shrine | Church of Santa Engrácia |
| Feast | 6 November |
| Attributes | Knight, sword, fleur-de-lis, Carmelite habit |
Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira, OCarm (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnunu ˈalvɐɾɨʃ pɨˈɾɐjɾɐ]; 24 June 1360 – 1 November 1431) was a very successful Portuguese general who had a decisive role in the 1383–1385 Crisis that assured Portugal's independence from Castile. He later became a mystic and was beatified by Pope Benedict XV in 1918, and canonised by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009.
Nuno Álvares Pereira is often referred to as the Saint Constable (Portuguese: Santo Condestável) or as Saint Nuno of Saint Mary (Portuguese: São Nuno de Santa Maria), his religious name. He was count of Barcelos, Ourém and Arraiolos.