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Rainha Dona Leonor

Queen Eleanor of Portugal

Leonor de Avis, Rainha de Portugal
Beja 1458 - Lisboa 1525
Portuguese infanta (princess) and later queen consort of Portugal, wife of king John II
(Wikipedia)

Álvaro de Brée
Fundição Sá Lemos (Vila Nova de Gaia)
1958

Description

Bronze statue of Queen Leonor.

Inscription(s)

rainha
dona leonor
1458 — 1525

bem aventurados
os que usam de
misericórdia
porque eles
alcançarão
misericórdia

8 dezembro 1958

Queen
Leonor
1458-1525

Blessed
those who use
mercy
because they
will reach
mercy

8 December 1958

Signature

(pedestal) escultura de álvaro de br7#233;e
(statue) fundição sá lémos devesas gaia

Beja - Rainha Dona Leonor

Sculptor

Álvaro de Brée (1903 - 1962), Portuguese sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Igogo, Monumentos em Beja.

Locatie (N 38°0'51" - W 7°51'47") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptat089; Photograph: 5 September 2017
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