PARA S.TIAGO( S.TIAGO SQUARE)
According to tradition, an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
brought by the apostle S.Tiago , was placed on a square.It is for this reason
that this very old square, which still preserves its medieval design, is called
Praca S.Tiago.
In the 11th century, the Franks that accompanied
Count D.Henrique established a chapel there dedicated to the saint.In the 17th
century, the temple was demolished and replaced by another, from which there
aren’t also any remains.
Later, in remembrance of these pre existing structures,
a scallop shell was engraved on the pavement-evoking S.Tiago –and the first
Latin words of the Charter, granted by Count D. Henrique to the men of
Guimaraes :” To you men that came to populate Guimaraes and to those that want
to live here ….. ( Ad Vos Homines qui venits populare in Vimarenes etad illos qui
ibi habitare voluerint…..”)
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