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Manuel da Maia (5 August 1677, baptised – 17 September 1768) was a Portuguese architect, engineer, and archivist. Maia is primarily remembered for his leadership in the reconstruction efforts following the 1755 Lisbon earthquake , alongside Eugénio dos Santos and Carlos Mardel .
The book largely concerns the life of young aristocrat Carlos da Maia in 1870s Portugal, when along with his best friend João da Ega he spends his time making witticisms about society and having affairs. The novel uses the Monarchy's decline in Portugal (late 19th century), as a predominant theme, reflecting its author's own regret at his ...
Page from Ilustração Portuguesa, 29 October 1917, showing the people looking at the Sun during the Fátima apparitions attributed to the Virgin Mary. The Miracle of the Sun (Portuguese: Milagre do Sol), also known as the Miracle of Fátima, is a series of events reported to have occurred miraculously on 13 October 1917, attended by a large crowd who had gathered in Fátima, Portugal, in ...
(c. 1470–1520) Martim Vasques da Maia (1492–1548) Fernão Ferreira da Maia (1520–1580) D. Senhorinha Fernandes Ferreira da Maia (1540–1586) Manuel Álvares da Maia (1580–1640) D. Ana Manuel da Maia (c. 1600–1656) D. Francisca Dias Ferreira da Maia (1630–1690) D. Maria Ferreira da Maia (1670–1720) D. Ana Rodrigues Ferreira da Maia
Nossa Senhora de Fátima (English: Our Lady of Fátima) was a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Lisbon.It had a total area of 1.87 km 2 and total population of 27.111 inhabitants (2001); density: 14,528.9 inhabitants/km 2.
The spaces are pleasant and light. The most important churches are Santo António da Sé (where St. Anthony was born), Incarnação, São Domingos, Madalena, Mártires. Vila Real de Santo António, in the Algarve, is an example of a village built after the Pombaline style.
Apelos da Mensagem de Fátima: Translator: Dominican Nuns of the Perpetual Rosary: Language: English: Genre: Christian devotional literature: Publisher: Secretariado dos Pastorinhos (13 December 2000) [1], Ravengate Press (18 June 2005) Publication place: Portugal: Pages: 297: ISBN: 978-9728524234: Preceded by: Fatima in Lucia's Own Words II ...
Gonçalo was the son of Mem Soares da Maia, brother of the magnate and head of the family, Paio Soares da Maia, and of an unknown mother. In aftermath of the Battle of Valdevez (at the end of 1128 or the beginning of 1129) Gonçalo, his brothers Soeiro and Paio , and his uncle, Paio Soares da Maia are mentioned as withdrawing to Guimarães acompaningh the great nobility.