São Vicente is one of the Barlavento Islands, the northern group within the Cape Verde archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, off the West African coast. It is located between the islands of Santo Antão and Santa Luzia, with the Canal de São Vicente separating it from Santo Antão.
Mindelo in the early 20th century
View of Downtown Mindelo, Baía do Porto Grande and Monte Cara
Landscape view of Ilhéu dos Pássaros, Cape Verde
Vincent of Saragossa, the Protomartyr of Spain, was a deacon of the Church of Saragossa. He is the patron saint of Lisbon and Valencia. His feast day is 22 January in the Catholic Church and Anglican Communion and the Eastern Orthodox Church, with an additional commemoration on 11 November in the Eastern Orthodox Church. He was born at Huesca and martyred under the Emperor Diocletian around the year 304.
15th-century painting of Vincent by Tomás Giner.
St. Vincent of Saragossa (Menologion of Basil II, 10th century).
San Vicente Mártir thrown into the dung-hill.
Tiled mosaic in the Cathedral of Braga depicting the translation of St. Vincent's arm.