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Alandroal
Évora (distrito)
Alentejo

Praça da República

Manuel Viana Xavier Rodrigues

1900 - 1987
Physician in Alandroal for 57 years

artist unknown
date?

Alandroal / Manuel Viana Xavier Rodrigues

Description

Bronze bust on a big pedestal. At the foot is a dedicatory tablet with a poem by Augusto Garcia Toucinho.

Inscription(s)

aqueles que da lei da morte
se vão libertando
homenagem fa mui nobre vila
do alandroal e das suas gentes
a[o] exmº sr.dr.

MANUEL VIANA XAVIER ROD[R]IGUES
nasceu 31 7 1900
[m]orr[eu] 6 12 19[87]

Those who are liberated
from the law of death
Homage of the noble village
of Alandroal and its people
to the gentleman dr.

MANUEL VIANA XAVIER RODRIGUES
born 31-7-1900
died 6-12-19..

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Al Tejo, Blogspot, 19 May 2017, O Jeremias relembra uma ilustre personalidade do Alandroal.

Locatie (N 38°42'7" - W 7°24'11") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptat040; Photograph: 3 September 2017
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