Beatrice of Silva

1424–1492

Portuguese Catholic nun and saint, founder of the Order of the Immaculate Conception (Conceptionists)

nun · lady-in-waiting · founder of Catholic religious community

Born in Campo Maior

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• Christopher Columbus (1451–1506)
• Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527)
• Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543)
• Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528)
• Vasco da Gama (1460–1525)
• Johannes Gutenberg (1400–1468)

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