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Angra do Heroísmo
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João Baptista Machado

Angra do Heroísmo 1582 - Omura, Japan, 1617
Priest in Goa, one of the Company's mission of Jesus sent to Japan, where he was arrested and executed during the persecution of Christianity. Patron saint of the Diocese of Angra.
(Wikipedia)

Álvaro Raposo de França
1988

Angra do Heroísmo / João Baptista Machado

Description

Bronze statue of Machado holding a cross high in his hand.

Inscription(s)

JOÃO BAPTISTA MACHADO

MÁRTIR DO JAPÃO

Signature

raposo de frança | 1988

Sculptor

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

Location (N 38°39'23" - W 27°13'11")

Item Code: ptac112; Photograph: 27 June 2016
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