Type: | Bishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | His Grace |
António de Mendonça | |
Archbishop of Lisbon | |
Church: | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese: | Lisbon |
See: | Cathedral of St. Mary Major |
Term Start: | 15 December 1670 |
Term End: | 16 February 1675 |
Predecessor: | Rodrigo da Cunha |
Successor: | Luís de Sousa |
Birth Date: | 1600 |
Birth Place: | Lamego, Portugal |
Death Place: | Lisbon, Portugal |
Nationality: | Portuguese |
D. António de Mendonça (1600 – 13 February 1675) was Archbishop of Lisbon between 1670 and his death. He was the son of Nuno de Mendonça, 1st Count of Vale de Reis[1] and was one of the main exponents in the fight against the excesses practiced by the Portuguese Inquisition.[2]