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Do you believe in miracles? Meet Princess D. Joana, daughter of King Afonso V. She was born into the royal family, but her life took a very different path when she chose to follow her calling.
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- 00:00:033.191Conta a lenda que a princesa D. Joana, filha do rei Afonso V, Legend has it that the Princess D. Joana, daughter of King Afonso the fifth,
- 00:00:099.278se mostrou muito interessada pela vida religiosa, was very interested in religious life,
- 00:00:1313.776passando os dias a rezar em vez de se juntar às festas spending the days praying instead of joining the parties
- 00:00:1818.505e banquetes que faziam parte do seu estatuto. and banquets that were part of her social status.
- 00:00:2323.341Apesar de não lhe faltarem pretendentes, Although she had no shortages of suitors,
- 00:00:2626.586nunca se quis casar pois queria seguir a sua vocação religiosa. she never wanted to marry because she wanted to follow her religious vocation.
- 00:00:3232.986Esteve em vários conventos, mas decidiu professar em Aveiro, no Convento de Jesus. She was in several convents, but decided to profess in Aveiro, at the Convent of Jesus.
- Apesar Despite, although
- Beatificação Beatification
- Caixão Coffin
- Convento Convent
- Decisão Decision
- Estatuto Status
- Festas Parties
- Filha Daughter
- Flores Flowers
- Freira Nun
- Milagre Miracle
- Papa Pope
- Peste Plague
- Pobre Poor
- Pobreza Poverty
- Povo People
- Pretendentes Suitors
- Princesa Princess
- Realeza Royalty
- Rei King
- Religiosa Religious
- Rezar Praying
- Santa Saint
- Vida Life
- Vocação Vocation
- Conta a lenda Legend has it
- No entanto However