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António Martins de Chaves

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Tomb monument of Martins de Chaves by Isaia da Pisa in 2016
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Created cardinal
18 December 1439
by Pope Eugene IV
Personal details
Died(1447-07-06)6 July 1447
BuriedArchbasilica of Saint John Lateran
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Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Religious styleCardinal
Informal styleCardinal

António Martins de Chaves (died 6 July 1447) was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church and bishop of Porto in Portugal.[1]

Career

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He was made cardinal on the 18 December 1439 by Pope Eugenius IV. He founded the church and hospice of San Antonio dei Portoghesi in 1440.[2]

He attended the Council of Basel as a representative of King Edward I of Portugal.[3]

Death and burial

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Chaves died on 6 July 1447 in Rome.

He was buried at the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, where he was archpriest from 1444 to his death.[1] His tomb was executed by Isaia da Pisa.

References

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Bibliography

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  • Enrique Flórez; Manuel Risco; Antolín Merino; et al. (1766). España sagrada. Vol. Tomo XXI (Porto, Galicia). Madrid: M. F. Rodriguez. pp. 163–165language=Spanish.
  • Eubel, Conradus, ed. (1914). Hierarchia catholica, Tomus 2 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana.(in Latin), pp. 8 no. 14; 26 no. 1, 27 no. 33; 28 no. 81; 218, with note 1.