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Theotonius
Portuguese saint
SaintFull write-upKingdom of PortugalAugustiniansPre-congregation
Feast: 18 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1082
Died
1162
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Coimbra in Portugal, Saint Theotonius, who went twice on pilgrimage to Jerusalem and, having refused the custody of the Holy Sepulchre, returned to his homeland and founded the Congregation of Canons Regular of the Holy Cross.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 18 February as the founder of the Canons Regular of the Holy Cross at Coimbra after two pilgrimages to Jerusalem.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 18 February (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3133983 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Theotonius of Coimbra (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.