Thomas of Andrada was born in Lisbon in 1529, and "belonged to one of the most illustrious house of Portugal". Thomas joined the
Order of Saint Augustine at the age of fifteen and took the
religious name Thomas of Jesus. His attempts to reform the order met with little success as his zeal for a stricter observance only raised violent opposition and hardship for himself, and he was forced to desist. Nonetheless, after his death the regulations he had proposed were later adopted by those Augustinians who formed the discalced branch. He was a chaplain with
Sebastian of Portugal's campaign against Morocco in 1578. According to
Henry Edward Manning, Thomas was mixing with the nobles and soldiery with the mission "to nurse the sick and tend the wounded", and to prevent imprisoned Christian slaves from the mortal sin of
apostasy." ==Works==