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One fact often debated is the origin of the name "Azores" used to identify the archipelago. By 1492, in the globe of Martin Behaim, the eastern and central group of islands were referred to as Insulae Azore ("Islands of the Azores"), while the islands of western group were called the Insulae Flores ("Islands of Flowers").
The Lamb Choral music by John Tavener "The Lamb" in William Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience (1794), illustrated by Blake Genre Choral anthem Occasion Third birthday of Tavener's nephew Text "The Lamb" by William Blake Composed 1982 Publisher Chester Music Scoring SATB choir Premiere Date 22 December 1982 Location Winchester Cathedral The Lamb is a choral work written in 1982 by ...
Spain held the Azores under the Iberian Union from 1580 to 1642 (called the "Babylonian captivity" in the Azores). The Azores were the last part of the Portuguese Empire to resist Philip's reign over Portugal (Macau resisted any official recognition), until the defeat of forces loyal to the Prior of Crato with the Conquest of the Azores in 1583.
There is an indication that Terceira may have been discovered by Vicente de Lagos, Velho Cabral's pilot, on 1 January 1445: [4] the first documents after this period started appearing with a third island in the Azorean archipelago, referred to as the Ilha de Jesus Cristo (Island of Jesus Christ), and later, Ilha de Jesus Cristo da Terceira.
One of the most prominent is Michelangelo's depiction of Azor and Sadoch, found in the Sistine Chapel. Azor is recognised as a saint by churches of Eastern Christianity and is celebrated during the Sunday of the Holy Fathers , [ A ] which is the Sunday immediately before the Nativity ( Christmas ), between 18 and 24 December.
There were chants of "If you are Azorean come here!", including cries of "exploitation" and unequal treatment by continental Portuguese. [3] The protest wound through streets, following the path of the annual festival of Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres, although veering off to the headquarters of the PCP at one point, to provoke the communists ...
A symbol of the faith: the dove of the Holy Spirit, as seen on one of the standards carried in ritual processions. The Cult of the Holy Spirit (Portuguese: Culto do Divino Espírito Santo), also known as the Cult of the Empire of the Holy Spirit (Culto do Império do Divino Espírito Santo), is a religious sub-culture, inspired by Christian millenarian mystics, associated with Azorean Catholic ...
The "Hymn of the Azores" (Portuguese: Hino dos Açores) is the official regional anthem used during some ceremonies in the Portuguese autonomous region of the Azores. For official purposes, the national anthem, " A Portuguesa ", is always used during government events, in sporting venues, and during other civic ceremonies.