SAINT
saint-beatrice-of-silva
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Beatrice of Silva, born Beatriz de Menezes da Silva, was a Portuguese noblewoman who became the foundress of the monastic Order of the Immaculate Conception. Amadeus of Portugal's younger sister, she is honored as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.
feast Day
08-17
birth Date
ca. 1424
death Date
16 August 1492
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
3 October 1976
canonized By
Pope Paul VI
feast Month
8
feast Day Of Month
17