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Aljezur
Faro (distrito)
Algarve

Rua da Igreja
(Igreja Nossa Senhora)

Francisco Gomes do Avelar

Mato, Calhandriz-Alverca 1739 - 1816
Bishop of Faro (Algarve), 1789-1816
(Biography).

Tolentino Abegoaria (de Lagos)
2009

Description

Bronze bust. After the earthquake of 1755, which destroyed the old village, bishop Avelar had built a new church on a different location to become the center of the new village.

Inscription(s)

A
D. FRANCISCO GOMES DO AVELAR
Bispo do Algarve
1739-1816

Signature

tolentino de lagos 2009

Aljezur - Francisco Gomes do Avelar

Sculptor

Tolentino Abegoaria, known as Tolentino de Lagos (Lagos 1959), Portuguese designer, sculptor and painter (Biography).

Locatie (N 37°18'58" - W 8°47'45") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptag001; Photograph: 6 September 2017
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