The first king of Portugal, so the story goes, was born paralyzed from the knees down. When Afonso Henriques was four years old, around 1113, his tutor had a dream. Our Lady appeared, asking him to go to the hills overlooking the Douro River, where he would find her image in the ruins of a chapel. She promised that if the child would remain overnight on the altar there, he would be cured. The tutor, Egas Moniz, made her promise come true. He organized a search and found the tiny stone image hidden in the Cárquere area near Resende. After an overnight vigil, with the young count lying on the altar, Afonso Henriques gained full use of his legs. Egas Moniz was able to train him to ride and fight. A new church was built there, with a monastery of Augustinian Canons, famous as the place of the "Miracle of Cárquere."