Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

Marble statue of Domingos Fernandes, one of the 40 Martyrs of Brazil (also Blessed Ignatius of Azevedo and 39 companions). They were martyred by Calvinist pirates off the Canary Islands as they went as missionaries to Brazil. Many of them were thrown alive into the sea and drowned, some already dead were also thrown into the sea. Their bodies were lost in the sea, none having been rescued from the waters.

Inscription(s)

BEATO DOMINGOS FERNANDES DE BORBA Jesuíta e Mártir do Brasil * 1551 (Borba) † (mar das Canárias) "... da mesma maneira arrebataram, e deram de punhaladas ao Irmão Domingos Fernandez e assim meio vivo meio morto o lançaram ao mar".

Signature

freguesia s. bartolomeu municipio de borba paróquias de borba feita por antónio inacio pereira anselmo 15 Julho 2012

Sculptor

• António Inácio Pereira Anselmo, Portuguese marble sculptor from Borba

Sources & Information

• Santos da Arquidiocese de Évora, Blogspot, 17 May 2012, Estátua do Beato Domingo de Borba a colocar em local público está quase pronta.

Tags

• Town: Borba
• Subdivision: Évora (distrito)
• Region: Alentejo
• Country: Portugal
• Anselmo, António Inácio Pereira
• Fernandes de Borba, Domingos
• Jesuit
• Statue (man)

Locatie (N 38°48'19" - W 7°27'34") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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