- Conta 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,
- se mostrou muito interessada pela vida religiosa, was very interested in religious life,
- passando os dias a rezar em vez de se juntar às festas spending the days praying instead of joining the parties
- e banquetes que faziam parte do seu estatuto. and banquets that were part of her social status.
- Apesar de não lhe faltarem pretendentes, Although she had no shortages of suitors,
- nunca se quis casar pois queria seguir a sua vocação religiosa. she never wanted to marry because she wanted to follow her religious vocation.
- Esteve 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.
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