D. Nuno Álvares Pereira,OCarm was a Portuguese general of great success who had a decisive role in the 1383-1385 Crisis that assured Portugal's independence from Castile. He later became a mystic and was beatified by Pope Benedict XV,in 1918,and canonised by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009.
Dom John V,known as the Magnanimous and the Portuguese Sun King,was King of Portugal from 9 December 1706 until his death in 1750. His reign saw the rise of Portugal and its monarchy to new levels of prosperity,wealth,and prestige among European courts.
Lagos is a city and municipality at the mouth of Bensafrim River and along the Atlantic Ocean,in the Barlavento region of the Algarve,in southern Portugal. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 31,049,in an area of 212.99 km2. The city of Lagos proper has a population of approximately 22,000. Typically,these numbers increase during the summer months,with the influx of visiting tourists and seasonal residents. While the majority of the population lives along the coast and works in tourism and services,the inland region is sparsely inhabited,with the majority of the people working in agriculture and forestry.
The Belém Palace,formally the National Palace of Belém,,is the current official residence of the president of the Portuguese Republic,the head of state of Portugal. Located in the Belém District of Lisbon,the palace's main façade fronts the Praça Afonso de Albuquerque,facing the Tagus River. A former residence of the Portuguese royal family,the Belém Palace complex is made up of various buildings,wings,courtyards,and gardens,built variously from the 18th to 21st centuries.
The Patriarchate of Lisbon is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or patriarchal archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Lisbon,the capital of Portugal.
Carlo Marchionni was an Italian architect. He was also a sculptor and a virtuoso draughtsman,who mixed in the artistic and intellectual circles. He was born and died in Rome.
Dom Manuel de Moura Corte-Real,2nd Marquis of Castel Rodrigo,,,was Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1644 to 1647.
Filippo della Valle was an Italian late-Baroque or early Neoclassic sculptor,active mostly in Rome.
António Bernardo da Costa Cabral,1st Count and 1st Marquis of Tomar was a Portuguese 19th century statesman.
Portuguese architecture refers to both the architecture of Portugal's modern-day territory in Continental Portugal,the Azores and Madeira,as well as the architectural heritage/patrimony of Portuguese architects and styles throughout the world,particularly in countries formerly part of the Portuguese Empire.
The church of Saint Anthony in Campo Marzio,known as Saint Anthony of the Portuguese,is a Baroque Roman Catholic titular church in Rome,dedicated to Saint Anthony of Lisbon. The church functions as a national church of the Portuguese community residing in that city and pilgrims visiting Rome and the Vatican. It also serves the Brazilian community.
Miguel António de Melo,a nobleman,colonial administrator and the 1st Count of Murça. He was young nobleman who exercised a position in the Royal court of Portugal,14th Lord of Murça and Castro Daire,squire of Figueira,commander of Santa Maria de Freixas in the Order of Christ and honorary member of the Royal Academy of Sciences,in addition to holding several political offices,including that of governor and captain-general of Angola,minister and peer of the realm,appointed to a commission,by King John VI of Portugal,to draft a constitution for Portugal,minister and peer of the realm.
Carlos O'Neill,was the titular head of a branch of the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty,whose family has been based in Portugal since the 18th century.
Bernardino Ludovisi,also called Bernardo,was an Italian sculptor.
Gonçalo (Gonçalves) Pereira (c.1280–1348) was a Portuguese prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the archbishop of Braga from 1326 until 1349.
The Igreja de São Roque is a Roman Catholic church in Lisbon,Portugal. It was the earliest Jesuit church in the Portuguese world,and one of the first Jesuit churches anywhere. The edifice served as the Society's home church in Portugal for over 200 years,before the Jesuits were expelled from that country. After the 1755 Lisbon earthquake,the church and its ancillary residence were given to the Lisbon Holy House of Mercy to replace their church and headquarters which had been destroyed. It remains a part of the Holy House of Mercy today,one of its many heritage buildings.
Frei JoséMaria da Fonseca e Évora,O.F.M. Obs.,the religious name of JoséRibeiro da Fonseca Figueiredo e Sousa,was a Portuguese Franciscan who served as an accomplished diplomat of King John V in Rome and,later,Bishop of Porto.
Afonso of Braganza,was the eldest son of Afonso,1st Duke of Braganza,natural son of King John I of Portugal,and of his wife,Beatriz Pereira Alvim,the only daughter of Nuno Álvares Pereira and Leonor de Alvim.
The Museu de Lisboa is a museum network in Lisbon,Portugal,dedicated to the history of Lisbon,from prehistoric times to the modern day. The museum is housed in various buildings across Lisbon,including Pimenta Palace in Campo Grande,the Praça do Comércio in the Lisbon Baixa,and the Casa dos Bicos in Alfama,among others.
Salvatoris nostri Mater was a papal bull issued by Pope Benedict XIV on 13 December 1740,ending the ecclesiastical division of the city of Lisbon by suppressing the vacant Metropolitan Archdiocese of Eastern Lisbon and incorporating the whole territory into the Patriarchate of Western Lisbon. The civil division of the city was eventually abolished by King John V,on 31 August 1741.
