Gonçalo de Amarante

Gundisalvus of Amarante, OP (1187 – 10 January 1259) was a Portuguese Catholic priest in the Order of Preachers. He joined the order as a hermit after his return from a long pilgrimage that took him to both Rome and Jerusalem. Pope Pius IV beatified him in 1561.

Patron saint of Amarante; Itapissuma; Cajari; Matinha; Viana, Brazil; Viana