António Martins de Chaves

António Martins de Chaves (died 6 July 1447) was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church and bishop of Porto in Portugal.[1]

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He was made cardinal on the 18 December 1439 by Pope Eugenius IV. He founded the church and hospice of San Antonio dei Portoghesi in 1440.[2]

He attended the Council of Basel as a representative of King Edward I of Portugal.[3]

Chaves was buried at the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, where he was archpriest from 1444 to his death.[1] His tomb was executed by Isaia da Pisa.

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  • Enrique Flórez; Manuel Risco; Antolín Merino; et al. (1766). España sagrada. Vol. Tomo XXI (Porto, Galicia). Madrid: M. F. Rodriguez. pp. 163–165language=Spanish.
  • Eubel, Conradus, ed. (1914). Hierarchia catholica, Tomus 2 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana.(in Latin), pp. 8 no. 14; 26 no. 1, 27 no. 33; 28 no. 81; 218, with note 1.