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Coat of arms of Dom Fulgêncio de Bragança

Coat of arms of Dom Fulgêncio de Bragança

1576

Marble

[Provenance:] Casa do Priorado, Colegiada de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira

MAS L 60

Description: peninsular shield, with the arms of the Dukes of Bragança: coat of arms of the Royal House, differenced with a label of two points (of Aragon and Aragon-Sicily). This coat of arms was located above the front door to the Priory of the College.

Dom Fulgêncio (1479-1534), son of the 4th Dukes of Bragança, was the 40th Prior of the College of Nossa Senhora da Oliveira in Guimarães. He previously served as Abbot of São Salvador de Travanca (Benedictine Order), Commendatory Prior of Santa Maria de Moreira (Canons Regular of Saint Augustine) and Precentor of the College of Santa Maria in Barcelos.