Famous people on Azores's street names

Saint Peter

7 Saint Peter, also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church. He appears repeatedly and prominently in all four New Testament gospels as well as the Acts of the Apostles. Catholic tradition accredits Peter as the first bishop of Rome‍—‌or pope‍—‌and also as the first bishop of Antioch.

John the Baptist

7 John the Baptist was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early 1st century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist Christian traditions, Saint John by certain Catholic churches, and Prophet Yahya in Islam. He is sometimes alternatively referred to as John the Baptiser.

Prince Henry the Navigator

4 Dom Henrique of Portugal, Duke of Viseu, better known as Prince Henry the Navigator, was a central figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire and in the 15th-century European maritime discoveries and maritime expansion. Through his administrative direction, he is regarded as the main initiator of what would be known as the Age of Discovery. Henry was the fourth child of King John I of Portugal, who founded the House of Aviz.

Almeida Garrett

3 João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, 1st Viscount of Almeida Garrett was a Portuguese poet, orator, playwright, novelist, journalist, politician, and a peer of the realm. A major promoter of theater in Portugal he is considered the greatest figure of Portuguese Romanticism and a true revolutionary and humanist. He proposed the construction of the D. Maria II National Theatre and the creation of the Conservatory of Dramatic Art.

Francis of Assisi

3 Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, known as Francis of Assisi, was an Italian mystic, poet and Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans. He was inspired to lead a Christian life of poverty as a beggar and itinerant preacher. One of the most venerated figures in Christianity, Francis was canonized by Pope Gregory IX on 16 July 1228. He is commonly portrayed wearing a brown habit with a rope tied around his waist, featuring three knots that symbolize the three Franciscan vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

Alexandre de Serpa Pinto

3 Alexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto, Viscount of Serpa Pinto was a Portuguese explorer of southern Africa and a colonial administrator.

Albert I, Prince of Monaco

3 Albert I was Prince of Monaco from 10 September 1889 until his death in 1922. He devoted much of his life to oceanography, exploration and science. Alongside his expeditions, Albert I made reforms on political, economic and social levels, bestowing a constitution on the principality in 1911.

José Agostinho

3 José Agostinho, mais conhecido por tenente-coronel José Agostinho, foi um militar de carreira que se distinguiu como meteorologista e naturalista de renome internacional. Publicou algumas centenas de artigos sobre meteorologia, sismologia e biologia em matérias referentes aos Açores, para além de ter realizado mais de uma centena e meia de palestras radiofónicas sobre as mesmas matérias.

Anthony the Great

3 Anthony the Great was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is distinguished from other saints named Anthony, such as Anthony of Padua, by various epithets: Anthony of Egypt, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Anthony the Hermit, and Anthony of Thebes. For his importance among the Desert Fathers and to all later Christian monasticism, he is also known as the Father of All Monks. His feast day is celebrated on 17 January among the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches and on Tobi 22 in the Coptic calendar.

Saint Amaro

2 According to Catholic tradition, Saint Amaro or Amarus the Pilgrim was an abbot and sailor who it was claimed sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to an earthly paradise. There are two historical figures who may have provided the basis for this legend. The first was a French penitent of the same name who went on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in the thirteenth century. On his return journey, he established himself at Burgos, where he founded a hospital for lepers.

Alfredo da Silva Sampaio

2 Alfredo da Silva Sampaio foi médico e naturalista, tendo-se notabilizado pela publicação da obra Memória sobre a Ilha Terceira, uma vasta monografia sobre a história natural, geologia, geografia e história da ilha Terceira. Em 1895, com o nome simbólico Aquiles, estava ligado a um triângulo maçónico existente em Angra do Heroísmo.

Teotónio Machado Pires

2 Teotónio Machado Pires GOC • GOIH foi um jurista, advogado e político ligado ao Estado Novo, que entre outras funções de relevo foi deputado e governador civil do Distrito Autónomo de Angra do Heroísmo.

Gonçalo Velho Cabral

2 Gonçalo Velho Cabral was a Portuguese monk and Commander in the Order of Christ, explorer and hereditary landowner responsible for administering Crown lands on the same islands, during the Portuguese Age of Discovery.

João Joaquim André de Freitas

2 João Joaquim André de Freitas, mais conhecido por Senador André de Freitas, foi um político e benemérito açoriano, de origem florentina. Iniciou a sua carreira política como deputado eleito pelo Partido Regenerador nas Cortes da Monarquia Constitucional, sendo ainda nomeado em 1908 para o cargo de Governador Civil do Distrito da Horta. Foi também secretário do Ministro das Obras Públicas, Comércio e Indústria, o que lhe permitiu um acesso directo ao mais influente ministério da época, solucionando por essa via grande número de problemas do seu círculo eleitoral. Figura prestigiada na sua terra natal e em todo o Distrito, manteve uma carreira política que sobreviveu à proclamação da República Portuguesa, reingressando na actividade parlamentar do novo regime, tendo conseguido ser eleito para o Senado da República. Parlamentar empenhado na resolução dos problemas concretos dos seus constituintes, apresentou múltiplas representações, recebendo em preito de reconhecimento grandes homenagens públicas. Ainda hoje é recordado na toponímia de múltiplas freguesias das ilhas que integraram o extinto Distrito Autónomo da Horta.

Marquês de Ávila

2 Marquês de Ávila é um título nobiliárquico criado por D. Luís I de Portugal, por Decreto de 24 e Carta de 31 de Maio de 1870, em favor de António José de Ávila, antes 1.º Conde de Ávila e depois 1.° Duque de Ávila e Bolama.TitularesAntónio José de Ávila, 1.º Conde e 1.º Marquês de Ávila e 1.° Duque de Ávila e Bolama; António José de Ávila Júnior, 2.° Conde e 2.° Marquês de Ávila.

Manuel de Arriaga

2 Manuel José de Arriaga Brum da Silveira e Peyrelongue was a Portuguese lawyer, the first attorney-general and the first elected president of the First Portuguese Republic, following the deposition of King Manuel II of Portugal and a Republican Provisional Government headed by Teófilo Braga.

Jesus

2 Jesus, also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the central figure of Christianity, the world's largest religion. Most Christians believe Jesus to be the incarnation of God the Son and the awaited messiah, the Christ that is prophesied in the Old Testament.

Dinis da Luz

2 Dinis da Luz de Medeiros (São Pedro Nordestinho, ilha de São Miguel, 8 de setembro de 1915 — São Pedro Nordestinho, 20 de dezembro de 1988, mais conhecido por Dinis da Luz, foi um sacerdote católico, poeta e jornalista. Assinou alguns artigos usando o anagrama DAZUL.

John II of Portugal

2 John II, called the Perfect Prince, was King of Portugal from 1481 until his death in 1495, and also for a brief time in 1477. He is known for re-establishing the power of the Portuguese monarchy, reinvigorating the Portuguese economy, and renewing his country's exploration of Africa and Asia.

Manuel da Silva Greaves

2 Manuel da Silva Greaves foi um escritor e jornalista açoriano, autor de uma vasta obra de temática açoriana.

Teófilo Braga

2 Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga was a Portuguese writer, playwright, politician and the leader of the Republican Provisional Government after the overthrow of King Manuel II, as well as the second elected president of the First Portuguese Republic, after the resignation of President Manuel de Arriaga.

Jácome de Bruges

2 Jácome de Bruges, 1st Captain-Donee of Terceira was the brother of Louis de Gruuthuse, 1st Earl of Winchester of the wealthy Gruuthuse noble family from Bruges, their grandfather Jean III d'Aa of Gruuthuse participated in the great tournament of Bruges on 11 March, 1393. Jácome became a servant of Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal, who initiated the so-called Portuguese Age of Discovery in the 15th century.

Gago Coutinho

2 Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho, GCTE, GCC, generally known simply as Gago Coutinho, was a Portuguese geographer, cartographer, naval officer, historian and aviator. An aviation pioneer, Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral were the first to cross the South Atlantic Ocean by air, in a journey from March to June 1922, started in Lisbon, Portugal, and finished in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, using a seaplane variant of the British reconnaissance biplane Fairey III.

Saint Lucy

2 Lucia of Syracuse (283–304), also called Saint Lucia was a Roman Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution. She is venerated as a saint in Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and Eastern Orthodox Christianity. She is one of eight women explicitly commemorated by Catholics in the Canon of the Mass. Her traditional feast day, known in Europe as Saint Lucy's Day, is observed by Western Christians on 13 December. Lucia of Syracuse was honored in the Middle Ages and remained a well-known saint in early modern England. She is one of the best known virgin martyrs, along with Agatha of Sicily, Agnes of Rome, Cecilia of Rome, and Catherine of Alexandria.

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