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Nossa Senhora do Monte ( Portuguese for ''Our Lady of the Mountain''), may refer to the following civil parishes: * Nossa Senhora do Monte (Portugal), a civil parish in the municipality and a suburb of Funchal in the Portuguese islands of Madeira. *Nossa Senhora do Monte (Brava), a civil parish of Cape Verde covering the western part of the island of Brava. *Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount, Bandra built in former Portuguese India The State of India ( pt, Estado da Índia), also referred as the Portuguese State of India (''Estado Português da Índia'', EPI) or simply Portuguese India (), was a state of the Portuguese Empire founded six years after the discovery of a se ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Portuguese Language
Portuguese ( or, in full, ) is a western Romance language of the Indo-European language family, originating in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is an official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe, while having co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, and Macau. A Portuguese-speaking person or nation is referred to as " Lusophone" (). As the result of expansion during colonial times, a cultural presence of Portuguese speakers is also found around the world. Portuguese is part of the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia and the County of Portugal, and has kept some Celtic phonology in its lexicon. With approximately 250 million native speakers and 24 million L2 (second language) speakers, Portuguese has approximately 274 million total speakers. It is usually listed as the sixth-most spoken language, the third-most sp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nossa Senhora Do Monte (Portugal)
Monte ( en, Mount) is a civil parish in the municipality and a suburb of Funchal in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira. Locally, the parish is also known as ''Nossa Senhora do Monte'' ( en, Our Lady of the Mount). The population in 2011 was 6,701, in an area of 18.59 km². Monte is located a few kilometres east of Funchal. History The parish of Nossa Senhora do Monte was created in 1565, turning itself into a summer refuge for many wealthy families of Funchal. Looking to discover a mild climate in the summers, these novo riche constructed summer cottages along the hills of the district. The oldest religious building, the main church Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte was constructed in 1741. Monte was the final resting place for Emperor Charles I of Austria, last of the Habsburg rulers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, who died in exile on 1 April 1922. His last residence on the island was the ''Quinta do Monte'' close to the parochial church. Similarly, the Madeirense po ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Madeira
) , anthem = ( en, "Anthem of the Autonomous Region of Madeira") , song_type = Regional anthem , image_map=EU-Portugal_with_Madeira_circled.svg , map_alt=Location of Madeira , map_caption=Location of Madeira , subdivision_type=Sovereign state , subdivision_name=Portugal , established_title=Discovery , established_date=1418-1419 , established_title2=Settlement , established_date2=c. 1425 , established_title3=Autonomous status , established_date3=30 April 1976 , named_for = en, wood ( pt, madeira) , official_languages=Portuguese , demonym= en, Madeiran ( pt, Madeirense) , capital = Funchal , government_type=Autonomous Region , leader_title1=Representative of the Republic , leader_name1=Irineu Barreto , leader_title2=President of the Regional Government of Madeira , leader_name2=Miguel Albuquerque , leader_title3=President of the Legislative Assembly , leader_name3=José Manuel Rodrigues , legislature= Legislative Assembly , national_representation=National ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nossa Senhora Do Monte (Brava)
Nossa Senhora do Monte is a ''Administrative divisions of Cape Verde, freguesia'' (civil parish) of Cape Verde. It covers the western part of the island of Brava, Cape Verde, Brava. To its east is the parish of São João Baptista (Brava), São João Baptista. Subdivisions The ''freguesia'' consists of the following settlements: * Campo Baixo * Cova Joana * Fajã de Água * Mato, Cape Verde, Mato * Nossa Senhora do Monte, Cape Verde, Nossa Senhora do Monte (town)Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 , Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Cape Verde), Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33 * Tantum * Tomé Barraz References Parishes of Cape Verde Geography of Brava, Cape Verde {{CapeVerde-geo-stub ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Basilica Of Our Lady Of The Mount, Bandra
Officially the Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount Bandra, colloquially known as Mount Bandra and Mount St Mary Church, is a basilica of the Catholic Church in India located at Bandra in Bombay (Mumbai). The shrine celebrates the festival commemorating the nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary or Marymas, also called the Bandra Fest on the 8th of September. The annual feast is followed by a week-long fete known in the Konkan region as the "Bandra fair", which is visited by lakhs of tourists and pilgrims every year. Pope Pius XII granted a decree of pontifical coronation to its venerated Marian icon on 21 October 1954, signed and notarised by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini of the Sacred Congregation of Rites. The image of the Madonna and Child was formally crowned on 5 December 1954, by the former Archbishop of Bombay, Cardinal Valerian Gracias. The Basilica The basilica stands on a hillock, about 80 metres above sea level overlooking the Arabian Sea. It draws lakhs of d ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |