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Person Franciscan friar

Rodrigo de Arruda

Franciscan friar

Franciscan friar who led friars to Funchal around 1476 and re-established the community at the São João hospice. He arranged the building of the convent of São Francisco in the town.

1Mentioned in

St John the Baptist (chapels) — Franciscan friar who re-established the community at the São João hospice some fifteen years after 1459.
St Francis in Funchal (convent) — Franciscan friar who arrived in Funchal around 1476 and arranged the building of the convent in the town.
Seraphic Order — Franciscan who led friars to Funchal around 1476 and reorganised the community of São João.

2Chronology

1476
Franciscans under Frei Rodrigo de Arruda reached Funchal, a papal brief authorised the community, and the friars moved from São João into the convent of São Francisco.

3Places mentioned

Map: Madeira (14)

Map: Madeira (14)