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{{Short description|Spanish Catholic archbishop (1250–1275)}}
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[[File:SanchoAragTol.jpg|thumb|200px|Blessed Sanctius of Aragon, Bishop of Toledo]]
'''Sancho of Aragon''' (1250 – [[Martos]], 1275) was an [[Infante|Infante of Aragon]] and [[Archbishop of Toledo]], who was killed by the Moors.
== Biography ==
Sancho was a son of [[James I of Aragon]] and his second wife [[Violant of Hungary|Yolanda of Hungary]]. He joined the [[Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy]] at a young age and had [[Peter Pascual]] as a tutor. He became [[Archbishop of Toledo]] in 1266, when he was only 16 years old.
In 1275 he raised some troops to engage [[Marinid dynasty|Marinid]] armies that had attacked [[Andalusia]]. On 21 October 1275 he tried to intercept a numerically superior Marinid army in the [[battle of Martos]] but was defeated and taken prisoner. He was killed and beheaded.
His body was recovered and buried in the [[Toledo Cathedral]]. Because of his heroic death, he was venerated by the people as a martyr and considered Blessed.
== Sources ==
* {{cite book |last= Fernández Serrano|first= Francisco|date= October 1979|title= La muerte y el epitafio de don Sancho de Aragón, hijo de Jaime I, 1275|language= es|isbn=84-00-05009-6}}
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==External links==
* [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/93648 Santi e Beati]
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