Nuno Álvares Pereira - Batalha, Portugal
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N 39° 39.486 W 008° 49.581
29S E 514896 N 4389825
Statue of Nuno Álvares Pereira.
Waymark Code: WM8ZP2
Location: Leiria, Portugal
Date Posted: 06/05/2010
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Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira, (July 24, 1360 – April 1, 1431), also spelled Nun'Álvares Pereira, was a Portuguese general of great success who had a decisive role in the 1383-1385 Crisis that assured Portugal's independence from Castile.
After the death of his wife, he became a Carmelite (he joined the Order in 1423) at the Carmo Convent (Lisbon) which he had founded in fulfilment of a vow, and took the name of Friar Nuno of Saint Mary (in Portuguese: Irmão Nuno de Santa Maria). There he lived until his death on Easter Sunday of 1431. He was noted for his prayer, his practise of penance and his filial devotion to the Mother of God.
Nuno was beatified on January 23, 1918, by Pope Benedict XV.
He had been on the point of being canonized by decree in 1940 by Pope Pius XII.
On July 3, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI signed two decrees in Rome, promulgating the heroic virtues of Nuno and the authenticity of a miracle that had already been previously confirmed as such by medical and theological Commissions. By this act, the Pope formally canonised Saint Friar Nuno de Santa Maria Álvares Pereira. The public celebration of his canonisation took place on April 26, 2009 in Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican City. Saint Nuno's Feast Day is celebrated on April 1 except in Portugal where it is celebrated on November 6. A petition has been submitted to change the date universally to November 6.
(From Wikipedia)
Associated Religion(s): Roman Catholic
Statue Location: The statue is next to the Mosteiro da Batalha.
Entrance Fee: Free
Artist: Leopoldo de Almeida
Website: [Web Link]
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