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The island of St. Vincent in the Caribbean, now a part of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, was named by Christopher Columbus after Vincent of Saragossa, as the island was discovered by Europeans on 22 January, Saint Vincent's feast day. The 15th century Portuguese artist Nuno Gonçalves depicted him in his Saint Vincent Panels.
Vincent of Saragossa (also known as Vincent Martyr, Vincent of Huesca or Vincent the Deacon), the Protomartyr of Spain, was a deacon of the Church of Saragossa. He is the patron saint of Lisbon , Algarve , and Valencia .
Vincent of Saragossa (died 304), a.k.a. Vincent the Deacon, deacon and martyr; Saint Vincenca, 3rd century Roman martyress, whose relics are in Blato, Croatia; Vincent, Orontius, and Victor (died 305), martyrs who evangelized in the Pyrenees
Christopher Columbus named the island Saint Vincent, since it is said to have been discovered on 22 January, the feast day of the patron saint of Lisbon and Valencia, Vincent of Saragossa. The Spanish conquistadors embarked on slaving expeditions in and around St. Vincent following royal sanction in 1511, driving the inhabitants to the rugged ...
The church of St Vincent of Saragossa dates from the 13th century and is thought to have been founded by the monks of St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury. [3]Inside the church is an ancient wall painting depicting Saint Christopher, patron saint of travellers.
Found during the late 1880s in the monastery of Saint Vicente de Fora in Lisbon, the panels depict scenes associated with the veneration of Saint Vincent of Saragossa.This polyptych consists of six separate panels of oak painted with oil or tempera.
Saint Valerius (4th century) was born in Caesaraugusta (Saragossa) and became bishop of the city. He participated in the council of Elbira (Granada), possibly around the year 306, and ordained Vincent of Saragossa as a deacon, commissioned to preach in the diocese. [2] Since Valerius had a speech impediment, Vincent became his spokesman. [3]
The Saint Vincent Church (Portuguese: Igreja de São Vicente) is a 16th-century baroque Catholic church in Braga, Portugal, [1] dedicated to Saint Vincent of Saragossa. The Church has been classified as Property of Public Interest since 1986.