Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres - Mateus, Vila Real, Portugal
Posted by: Ariberna
N 41° 17.869 W 007° 42.793
29T E 607733 N 4572616
Statue in this wayside dedicated to this Virgin
Waymark Code: WM16Z25
Location: Vila Real, Portugal
Date Posted: 11/03/2022
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In this Plaza in Mateus, Vila Real, where are "cruceiro", fountain, benchs, etc, there is this Wayside Shrine dedicated to "Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres".
Nossa Senhora Dos Prazeres
"Is one of the titles by which the Catholic Church venerates the Virgin Mary , the Most Holy Mother of God . The devotion originated in Portugal at the end of the 16th century , and its feast is celebrated on the Monday after the second Sunday of Easter Time . The “pleasures” of the title are sometimes identified with the seven joys of Mary .
It is syncretized in the Afro-Brazilian religions of Bahia with the orixá Oxum together with Nossa Senhora das Candeias . "
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This statue, with its pink and blue polychromy, is of the Virgin with a crown holding Jesus in her arms.
Protected with stone and glass, and always with natural red roses.