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.
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ApesarDespite, although
BeatificaçãoBeatification
CaixãoCoffin
ConventoConvent
DecisãoDecision
EstatutoStatus
FestasParties
FilhaDaughter
FloresFlowers
FreiraNun
MilagreMiracle
PapaPope
PestePlague
PobrePoor
PobrezaPoverty
PovoPeople
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RealezaRoyalty
ReiKing
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RezarPraying
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VidaLife
VocaçãoVocation
Conta a lendaLegend has it
No entantoHowever
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