Legend of Nazaré
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The Legend of Nazaré is a legend from Portuguese Middle Ages, centered in the town of Nazaré, Portugal. The tale includes Catholic elements of faith and divine intervention by Mary, mother of Jesus. T
Representation of the miracle occurred with Dom Fuas Roupinho.
Nazaré, the cliff.
The main altar of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Nazaré.
Roderic
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Roderic was the Visigothic king in Hispania between 710 and 711. He is well known as "the last king of the Goths". He is an obscure figure about whom little can be said with certainty. He was the last
Legend of Nazaré
…North Africa. When the news of the defeat arrived at Mérida, the friars of Cauliniana prepared to leave their monastery. Meanwhile, the defeated king, Roderic, who was able to flee the battlefield alone and disguised as a beggar, anonymously asked for shelter at the monastery. When he asked one of the friars…
Roderic depicted as one of the "six kings" in an Umayyad fresco in Qasr Amra, modern-day Jordan, from between 710 and 750. Roderic is the second figure, his face completely lost, with only the tip of his helmet and his robes being visible.
Titlepage of La Crónica del rey don Rodrigo (The Chronicle of the Lord King Roderic) published by Juan Ferrer (1549), recounting the legendary deeds of Roderic