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Funchal
(Fr. de Santo António)
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(Miradouro de Santo António)

Padre Fernando Augusto da Silva

Funchal 1863 - Funchal 1949
pastor of Santo António, local politician and historian of Madeiran history
(Wikipedia)

Rebelo Júnior
1950 (1955)

Funchal / Padre Fernando Augusto da Silva

Description

Bronze bust.

Inscription(s)

PADRE
FERNANDO AUGUSTO DA SILVA
historioriador madeirense
1863-1949

Father
Fernando Augusto da Silva
Madeiran Historian
1863-1949

Signature

REBELO | sculptor fecit | MCM L

Annotation

The base is by Raul Andrade Araújo. Inaugurated 6 January 1955.

Sculptor

Rebelo Júnior, Portuguese sculptor.

Sources & Information

Arquipelagos, Image Bank.
Funchal Municipio, Funchal: Cidade com Arte (2010) (PDF on-line).
Padre António Vieira, Estátuas Madeirenses: Fotos e apontamentos sobre estátuas madeirenses (Blogspot).
Igogo, Monumentos no Funchal

Locatie (N 32°39'49" - W 16°56'18") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptma096; Photograph: 10 January 2014
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