From Constable of Portugal to Nuno de Santa Maria : elements to construction of a saint

The Church has always celebrated the apostles and martyrs of Christ, who by their example strengthened the new religion. In this sense, holiness must be understood as a historical phenomenon, inserted in a very complex context, which gave the Christian religion its first foundations. In this text we aim to discuss some aspects related to the life and construction of a saint of medieval origin. São Nuno de Santa Maria became a saint through the canonical proclamation in April 2009.