Vila do Bispo will celebrate the day of the Municipality and its patron saint, São Vicente, with several initiatives, starting tomorrow, Saturday, and extending until the 22nd of January. A UHF concert, delivery of school achievement awards, a Janeiras meeting, an exhibition of local artists and the traditional procession of São Vicente are part of the program.
The party starts tomorrow, Saturday, with a meeting in Janeira, which will take place at the Budens Multiservice Community Center, from 15 pm. The initiative is organized by the Parish Council of Budens and the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Vila do Bispo.
On Sunday, the 13th, also at 15 pm, the 00th edition of the Artists Exhibition of the Municipality of Vila do Bispo will take place, at the town's Interpretation Centre.
For the 19th, a Saturday, the delivery session of the School Achievement Awards for the 2017/18 school year is scheduled, which also includes a tribute to the municipality's employees who retired during 2018.
On the same day, at 21:30 pm, the UHF work at the Multipurpose Pavilion in Sagres (precinct of the former Primary School).
On Sunday, January 20th, there will be a running march in Burgau, starting at 9:30 am next to the Primary School.
The celebrations end on January 22, Municipal Day. At 9:00 am, the Flag of the Flag will take place, followed by the Solemn Session of the Municipal Assembly.
At 11:00 am, the Eucharist will be celebrated in the Igreja Matriz in Vila do Bispo, followed by the Procession of São Vicente, the patron saint of Vila do Bispo, which is celebrated, in the liturgical calendar, on the 22nd of January.
St. Vincent was a deacon of the Christian church in Zaragoza. In the fourth century of our era, the Roman authorities carried out the last great persecution against the Christians. For not having renounced his faith, Vincent was killed in the year 304, and his remains were buried in Valencia.
With the entry of Muslims into the Iberian Peninsula in the XNUMXth century, a group of Christians decided to collect the martyr's remains and transport them to a safe place. The chosen site was the ancient Sacred Promontory (Sagres), a place of worship for various peoples of the Mediterranean. There, the Church of Corvo flourished.
Later, on the initiative of the 1st King of Portugal, D. Afonso Henriques, in 1173, the remains of the former Hispanic martyr were transferred to the city of Lisbon. From then onwards, the former Sacro Promontory was renamed Cabo de São Vicente, a name that it has kept until today.
São Vicente is the patron saint of Vila do Bispo, of the Diocese of Algarve and of the City of Lisbon.
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