Statues - Hither & Thither

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Ribeira Chã
(Lagoa)
São Miguel (ilha)
Reg. Aut. dos Açores

Avenida Arantes de Oliveira
(Adro da Igreja de São José)

Padre João Caetano Flores

Father João Caetano Flores

Fajã dos Vimes, São Jorge 1930 - Ribeira Chã 1998
Parish priest of Ribeira Chã, 1956-1998
(Wikipedia)

Álvaro Raposo de França
Fundição Lage (Oliveira do Douro)
1999

Description

Bronze statue.

Inscription(s)

PADRE
JOÃO CAETANO FLORES
9-9-1930 - 2-12-1998
homenagem
do
povo da ribeira chã e
dos seus amigos

Signature

raposo đ frança 99
fundição lage

Sculptor

Álvaro Raposo de França (Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Açores, 1940), Azorean sculptor (Wikipedia – Escultor.com.pt).

Sources & Information

João & Rita Freitas, Estatuária Micaelense (Ponta Delgada 2007) (also on-line in three parts at blogspot).

Location (N 37°43'9" - W 25°29'11")

Item Code: ptac030; Photograph: 21 June 2016
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