Mafalda of Portugal

Mafalda of Portugal
Lady of Arouca
Mafalda in Genealogy of the Kings of Portugal (António de Holanda, 1530–1534)
Queen consort of Castile
Tenure	1215–1216
Born	c. 1195 Kingdom of Portugal
Died	1 May 1256 (aged 61) Rio Tinto, Gondomar, Kingdom of Portugal
Burial	Arouca Abbey, Arouca, Porto, Portugal
Spouse	Henry I of Castile ​ ​ (m. 1215; ann. 1216)​
House	Portuguese House of Burgundy
Father	Sancho I
Mother	Dulce of Aragon
Religion	Catholic

Blessed Mafalda of Portugal, O.Cist
Anonymous image of Mafalda, depicting her dressed in her royal robes covered by a monastic cowl, bearing a crozier in her right hand, indicative of her position as an abbess, found in the gallery of Arouca Abbey (1740)
Virgin
Venerated in	Catholic Church (Cistercian Order)
Beatified	27 June 1792, Rome, Papal States by Pope Pius VI
Feast	20 June

Infanta Mafalda of Portugal (also known as Blessed Mafalda, O.Cist. (c. 1195 – 1 May 1256 in Rio Tinto, Gondomar; Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈfaldɐ]) was a Portuguese infanta (princess), later Queen consort of Castile for a brief period. She was the second youngest daughter of King Sancho I of Portugal and Dulce of Aragon. Married briefly to the ten-year-old Henry I of Castile, she held for a time the title Queen of Castile.

Upon the dissolution of the marriage, Mafalda returned to her homeland. She chose to become a Cistercian nun, and became noted for the holiness of her life. She was declared Blessed by the Catholic Church five centuries after her death.