Cape St. Vincent
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Cape St. Vincent is a headland in the municipality of Vila do Bispo, in the Algarve, southern Portugal. It is the southwesternmost point of Portugal and of mainland Europe.
North shore of Cape St. Vincent as seen from the lighthouse
The cliffs of the St. Vincent coast
An aerial view of the southwestern St. Vincent coast
Cape St. Vincent lighthouse
Vincent of Saragossa
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Vincent of Saragossa was a deacon of the Church of Zaragoza. He is considered as a Protomartyr of Spain and the patron saint of Lisbon, Algarve, and Valencia. His feast day is 22 January in the Cathol
Cape St. Vincent
…and attributes to Posidonius According to legend, the current name of this cape is linked to the story of a martyred fourth-century Iberian deacon St. Vincent whose body was brought ashore here. A shrine was erected over his grave; according to the Arab geographer Al-Idrisi, it was always guarded by ravens…
15th-century painting of Vincent by Tomás Giner.
The martyrdom of Vincent in the Golden Legend (1497)
St. Vincent of Saragossa (Menologion of Basil II, 10th century)
Saint Vincent Martyr thrown into the dung heap