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Statues - Hither & Thither

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Angra do Heroísmo
(Fr. de Nossa Senhora da Conceição)
Terceira (ilha)
Reg. Aut. dos Açores

Rua do Faleiro 12

Padre Francisco Rodrigues da Cruz

Father Francisco Rodrigues da Cruz

Alcochete 1859 - Lisboa 1948
Portuguese priest who became popularly known as the Holy Father Cruz. The process of beatification begun in 1951
(Wikipedia)
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Angra do Heroísmo / Padre Francisco Rodrigues da Cruz   Angra do Heroísmo / Padre Francisco Rodrigues da Cruz

Description

Tile tableau with a half portrait of padre da cruz.
Many houses on the Azores have this kind of tile tableaus, but most of them depict Christ, Mary, St. John the Baptist, of another important saints from Antiquity. This is the only one we saw for a more recent saint.

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Location (N 38°39'15" - W 27°13'3") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptac154; Photograph: 1 July 2016
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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