António Mendes Belo Cleric
António Mendes Belo (18 June 1842 – 5 August 1929) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Patriarch of Lisbon. António Mendes Belo was born at São Pedro, Gouveia, (District of Guarda), Portugal, son of Miguel Mendes Belo and wife Rosalina dos Santos de Almeida da Mota. He was educated at the Seminary of Coimbra, and later at the University of Coimbra where he earned a licentiate in canon law. He received minor orders on December 21, 1860, the subdiaconate on 21 May 1864 and the diaconate on 17 December 1864.
Personal facts
| Birth date | June 18, 1842 |
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| Date of death | August 05, 1929 |