Dom Jorge da Costa (1406 – 18 September 1508) was a Portuguese

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Born in Alpedrinha, Fundão, he is often called the Cardinal of Alpedrinha. He was one of many children of Martim Vaz and wife Catarina Gonçalves. He made benefits to all his brothers and sisters. He held a very large number of ecclesiastical offices. He was

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1464–1500 and 108th

Archbishop of Braga The Archdiocese of Braga () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Portugal. It is known for its use of the Rite of Braga, a use of the liturgy distinct from the Roman Rite and other Latin liturgical ...

1486–1501. He was the confessor of

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. From 1478 he was in exile in Rome, having clashed with

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, at that point in power though not yet reigning. He died a

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. He is buried in the church of

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in the Costa Chapel that he purchased in 1488 and furnished with high quality works of art. He died on 18 September 1508 aged between 101 and 102, making him the second longest lived cardinal after Cardinal Bafile who died on 3 February 2005 at the age of 101 years, 214 days.Oldest cardinal

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Costa, Jorge da 1406 births 1508 deaths 16th-century Portuguese cardinals Cardinal-bishops of Albano Cardinal-bishops of Frascati Cardinal-bishops of Porto Portuguese men centenarians Roman Catholic archbishops of Braga 15th-century Portuguese cardinals People from Fundão, Portugal