Feast February 18
Saint Theotonius
Religious founder, patron of Viseu · Feast February 18
Biography
Theotonius was a Canon Regular and royal advisor. He is noted in Portugal, for being the first prior of the Monastery of the Holy Cross in Coimbra, Portugal. He is celebrated as the reformer of religious life in Portugal, and is the first Portuguese saint.
Feast day
February 18
Patronage
- Viseu
- Portugal Valença
- Portugal
Birth date
c.1082
Death date
18 February 1162
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
2
Wikidata qid
Q3133983
Feast day of month
18