Person priest friar of the Order of Christ dean of Funchal Cathedral
Friar Nuno Cão
Frei Nuno Cão
priest · friar of the Order of Christ · dean of Funchal Cathedral · representative of the Order of Christ
Friar of the Order of Christ among the first priests sent to Madeira at Prince Henry's request to oversee religious services. He was parish priest of Nossa Senhora do Calhau and then of the Sé, received Bishop João Lobo in 1508, and became first dean of Funchal Cathedral in 1514.
1Mentioned in
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- Order of Christ — Senior member of the Order who directed religious affairs in Funchal and became first dean of the cathedral in 1514.
- Music — Dean of Funchal Cathedral addressed in King Manuel's letter.
- Cathedral chapter — Priest named in the 1514 bull as first dean of the Funchal chapter.
- Parishes — Member of the Order of Christ sent to oversee religious services; parish priest of Nossa Senhora do Calhau and then of the Sé until becoming dean in 1514.
- Machico (parish) — Priest sent by the Order of Christ to serve Funchal and oversee religion on the island.
- Seraphic Order — Cleric sent by the Order of Christ in the late 15th century to superintend all religious services in Madeira.
- Lobo (Dom João) — Brother of the Order of Christ and its representative in Madeira, who received Bishop João Lobo in 1508.
- Deanery — Priest sent to Madeira by the Order of Christ; first parish priest of the Sé and first dean of Funchal.
- Santa Maria Maior (parish) — One of the first priests of the parish; moved to the Cathedral in 1508 and became its dean in 1514.
2Chronology
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Frei Nuno Cão came to Madeira on behalf of the Order of Christ to superintend religious services.
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Pope Leo X's bull Pro excellenti praeeminentia created the diocese of Funchal, ending the Order of Christ's spiritual supremacy; the church became a cathedral, D. Diogo Pinheiro was named first bishop and Frei Nuno Cão first dean.
