Maria Afonso was a Portuguese noblewoman and nun. The illegitimate daughter of King Denis, she was a nun at the Monastery of São Dinis de Odivelas, where she built an altar for Andrew the Apostle. She was murdered in 1320. The whereabouts of her remains have been subject to controversy. In 2022, she was portrayed in the Portuguese drama series A Rainha e a Bastarda, which was about her death and the subsequent investigation.
- Occupation
- nun
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Born
- 1301
- Died
- 1320
