Montemor-o-Novo () is a municipality in the District of

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. The municipal holiday is March 8, after Saint John of God, a 16th-century saint, who was born in Montemor-o-Novo.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (''

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''): * Cabrela * Ciborro * Cortiçadas de Lavre e Lavre * Foros de Vale de Figueira * Nossa Senhora da Vila, Nossa Senhora do Bispo e Silveiras * Santiago do Escoural * São Cristóvão

Gallery

Image:Castelo de Montemor-o-Novo6.jpg, The city castle. Image:Montemor-o-Novo2.jpg, Town square. Image:Castelo de Montemor-o-Novo5.jpg, The local landscape.

Notable people

Vasco Gil Sodré Vasco Gil Sodré (c. 1450 – c. 1500) was a Portuguese navigator and one of the first settlers of the island of Graciosa. Although he attempted to obtain the Donatary captaincy of the island, he and his progenitors were the origin of many of the ...

(c.1450 — c.1500) a Portuguese navigator, early settler of the

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island of

Graciosa Graciosa Island () (literally "graceful" or "enchanting" in Portuguese) is referred to as the ''White Island'', the northernmost of the Central Group of islands in the Azores. The ovular Portuguese island has an area of , a length of and a width ...

* Saint John of God (1495–1550) a canonized Portuguese soldier turned health-care worker in Spain, whose followers later formed the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God. *

Fernando Martins Mascarenhas Fernando Martins Mascarenhas (otherwise referred to as Fernão Martins Mascarenhas; c. 1548 – 20 January 1628) was a Portuguese scholar, theologian, and church leader. King Philip I appointed him Rector of the University of Coimbra and, later, ...

(c.1548 – 1628) a scholar, theologian, and church leader *

Maria Clara Correia Alves Maria Clara Correia Alves (18691948) was a Portuguese feminist. She was one of the founders of the National Council of Portuguese Women in 1914 and both the Secretary-General of the Council and the editor of its newsletter from 1914 to 1920. Ear ...

(1869–1948) a Portuguese feminist, co-founder of the National Council of Portuguese Women * Kalidás Barreto (1932–2020), trade unionist. *

Luís Capoulas Santos Luís Manuel Capoulas Santos (born 22 August 1951, in Montemor-o-Novo), commonly known as Capoulas Santos, is a Portuguese politician, presently serving as Minister of Agriculture, Forests and Rural Development. Life before politics Capoulas San ...

(born 1951) a Portuguese politician and Govt. Minister *

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(born 1957), Chinese contemporary artist and activist

References

External links

Town Hall official websitePhotos from Montemor-o-Novo
Municipalities of Évora District {{Évora-geo-stub