Funchal is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 111,892, making it the sixth largest city in Portugal, and has been the capital of Madeira for more than five centuries. Because of its high cultural and historical value, Funchal is one of Portugal's main tourist attractions. It is also popular as a destination for New Year's Eve, and it is the leading Portuguese port on cruise liner dockings.
Pinhel is a municipality, former Catholic bishopric and present Latin titular see in the central subregion of Beira Interior Norte, in Portugal. The municipality population in 2011 was 9,627, in an area of 484.52 km2. The urban centre of Pinhel had about 3500 residents in 2001.
The Patriarchate of Lisbon is a Metropolitan Archdiocese of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church based in Lisbon, the national capital of Portugal.
João Gonçalves Zarco was a Portuguese explorer who established settlements and recognition of the Madeira Islands, and was appointed first captain of Funchal by Henry the Navigator.
Cardinal-Infante Afonso was a Portuguese infante (prince), son of King Manuel I of Portugal and his wife Maria of Aragon.
The Catholic diocese of Ceuta, first Portuguese and afterwards Spanish, existed from 1417 to 1879. It was a suffragan of the Patriarchate of Lisbon until 1675, with the end of the Iberian Union, when Ceuta chose to remain linked to the king of Spain. Since then it was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Seville. Its territory around Ceuta had previously belonged to the Order of Christ.
António Mendes Belo was a Portuguese prelate of the Catholic Church, who served as Patriarch of Lisbon from 1907 until his death. He was made a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church in 1911, though his elevation to that rank was not announced until 1914. He was Auxiliary Bishop of Lisbon from 1884 to 1888 and Archbishop of Faro from 1888 to 1906.
The Diocese of Funchal was created originally on 12 June 1514, by bull Pro excellenti præeminentia of Pope Leo X, following the elevation of Funchal from a village to the status of city, by King Manuel I of Portugal. The new diocese was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lisbon.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Cape Verde. It covers the islands of Maio, Santiago, Fogo, and Brava. Its seat is the Pró-catedral Nossa Senhora da Graça in Praia, Santiago.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarda is a diocese located in central eastern Portugal, a suffragan in the Ecclesiastical province of the Latin Patriarchate of Lisbon in southern Portugal.
Guarda is a city and a municipality in the District of Guarda and the seat of the Beiras e Serra da Estrela sub-region in central Portugal. The population in 2011 was 42,541, in an area of 712.10 km². with 31,224 inhabitants in the city proper in 2006. Founded by King Sancho I in 1199, Guarda is the city located at the highest altitude in Portugal and one of the most important cities in the Portuguese region of Beira Alta. Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in continental Portugal, is partially located in the district. The city is served by national and international trains on the Beira Alta and Baixa railway lines. The present mayor is Álvaro Amaro, who succeeded Joaquim Valente. The municipal holiday is November 27.
João Manuel was a religious Carmelite, Bishop of Ceuta (1443-1459) and Bishop of Guarda (1459-1476). Although some genealogists claimed that he was the son of Edward, King of Portugal and Joana Manuel de Vilhena, great-granddaughter of Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena, Anselmo Braamcamp Freire dismisses such filiation and provides sufficient arguments against it.
José Dias Correia de Carvalho was a Portuguese bishop, he was bishops of Santiago de Cabo Verde and Viseu.
José Xavier de Cerveira e Sousa was a Portuguese prelate, bishop and professor at the University of Coimbra, he was bishops of Funchal, Beja and Viseu.
Vasco Martins de Alvelos was a Portuguese prelate.
D. João Manuel de Ataide, 9th Count of Arganil was a Portuguese prelate, Archbishop of Lisbon and Viceroy of Portugal.
DomNuno Brás da Silva Martins, most often referred to simply as DomNuno Brás, is a Portuguese Catholic bishop and current bishop of Funchal, Madeira.
Simão Gonçalves da Câmara, known as the Magnificent due to the opulence of his household and the liberality of his character, was a Portuguese fidalgo and the third Donatary-Captain of Funchal. His term as governor of the southwestern half of Madeira Island coincided with its period of greatest prosperity. Simão da Câmara is noted for his support of the Portuguese campaigns in Northern Africa, and for the lavish embassy he sent Pope Leo X in thanks for the creation of the Diocese of Funchal in 1514.
Napomuceno's Will theatrically as O Testamento do Senhor Napumoceno, is a 1997 Cape Verdean drama film directed by Francisco Manso and co-produced by director himself with António Gonçalo. The film is based on the novel The Last Will and Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo wrote by Germano Almeida.
