André de Resende (1498–1573) was a Dominican

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who is considered to be father of

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. He spent many years traveling in

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and

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, where he corresponded with

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and other learned men. He was also intimate with King John III and his sons, and acted as tutor to the Infante D. Duarte. Resende enjoyed considerable fame in his lifetime, although the accuracy of his accounts was later brought into question. In

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he wrote: #''Historia da antiguidade da cidade de Evora'' (ibid. 1553) #''Vida do Infante D. Duarte'' (Lisbon, 1789) His chief Latin work is the ''De Antiquitatibus Lusitaniae'' (Evora, 1593). See the "Life" of Resende in Farinha's ''Collecção das antiguidades de Evora'' (1785), and a biographical-critical article by Rivara in the ''Revista Litteraria'' (

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, 1839), iii. 340-62; also Cleynaerts, ''Latin Letters''. He is buried in the chapel of the right transept of the Cathedral of

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, Portugal.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Resende, Andre de 1498 births 1573 deaths Portuguese Dominicans Portuguese archaeologists Portuguese Renaissance writers Portuguese Renaissance humanists 16th-century Portuguese people People from Évora Portuguese Roman Catholics