FERDINAND, THE SAINT PRINCE

FERDINAND, THE SAINT PRINCE - 5 JUNE

FERDINAND, THE SAINT PRINCE

Ferdinand was the sixth and youngest son of King John I of Portugal and his wife Philippa of Lancaster.
He was born in Santarém on September 29, 1402, the feast day of Saint Michael, a saint whom he honoured in a special way until his dying day. He had a complicated birth and remained a sickly child throughout much of his youth. Relatively sheltered because of his illnesses, Ferdinand had a quiet and very pious upbringing, a favourite of his English mother.

In 1437, he took part in the Siege of Tangier led by his older brother Henry the Navigator. In the aftermath, Ferdinand was handed over to the rulers of Morocco as a hostage for the surrender of Ceuta. At first, Ferdinand was held in relative comfort as a noble hostage in Asilah, but when it became apparent that the Portuguese authorities had no intention of giving up Ceuta, Ferdinand's status was downgraded; he was transferred to a prison in Fez, where he had to endure awful treatment. Negotiations for his release continued intermittently for years, but they came to naught, and Ferdinand eventually died in captivity in Fez on June 5, 1443. Ferdinand is a "popular saint" by Portuguese tradition, neither beatified nor canonised by the Church.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_the_Holy_Prince - 🎨 Ferdinand's page in the Acta sanctorum

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