Article Nº 1323 Clergy and religious Vol. I · p. 792
Espírito Santo (Friar João do)
Original title: Espírito Santo (Fr. João do)
Portuguese friar hanged in Funchal in or shortly after 1582 for urging the islanders to support D. António, Prior of Crato, against Philip II.
A Portuguese friar who was hanged in Funchal, dressed in the garb of a lay brother, in 1582 or shortly afterwards, for having incited the people of this island to take the side of Dom António, prior (title of the parish priest) of Crato. Friar João do Espírito Santo was in Angra before coming to Funchal, and he is mentioned in the Relação das coisas que aconteceram na cidade d'Angra, ilha Terceira, depois que se perdeu el-rei D. Sebastião em Africa. This account was published in vol. XIII, p. 159, of the Panorama.
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