Year1476
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1476
The Genoese brothers João Baptista and Urbano Lomelino arrived in Madeira.
Our Lady of Pity (convent)Lomelino João Baptista LomelinoUrbano Lomelino Genoa
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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.
St Francis in Funchal (convent)Seraphic OrderSt John the Baptist (chapels) Rodrigo de ArrudaSixtus IV Funchal