Statues - Hither & Thither

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Ouro Preto
Minas Gerais

Rua São Francisco de Assis
(Igreja de São Francisco de Assis)

São Francisco de Assis

Saint Francis of Assisi

born Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone
(1181/82 - 1226)
Italian friar and preacher
(Wikipedia)

Aleijandinho (Antonio Francisco Lisboa)
1774

Description

The Church of St. Francis has a large relief in soap-stone at the front façade. In the roundel at the top is a depiction of St. Francis receving the stigmata, in the background the church is visible. The lower relief shows the Virgin Mary.

Ouro Preto - São Francisco de Assis
St. Francis of Assisi receving the stigmata.

N. Sra da Conceição (N. Sra. da Porciúncula) / Our Lady of Conception (or Our Lady Queen of the Angels)
Patron saint of the Franciscans. In the lower part the wounds of Christ (left) and the coat of arms of Portugal are depicted.

Artist

Antonio Francisco Lisboa "O Aleijandinho" (Vila Rica [now Ouro Preto] 1738 - Vila Rica 1814), Colonial Brazil-born sculptor and architect, noted for his works on and in various churches of Brazil. The nickname Aleijadinho means 'little cripple' (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Visitando Ouro Preto, Mariana e Congonhas (Ouro Preto Turismo).
Wikipedia, Igreja de São Francisco de Assis (Ouro Preto).

Location (S 20°23'12" - W 43°30'9") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: brmg082; Photograph: 15 July 2017
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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© Website and photos: René & Peter van der Krogt

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