Bangle Bracelet Tile Portugal Atrio BLUE Azulejo Stainless

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To my dismay, many old buildings have fallen in disrepair and this is an attempt to preserve a little of the patrimony of Portugal before it’s too late.
This listing is for one Bracelet with an inner measurement of
Medium: 8 1/4″ or 21cm.
or
SMALL 8″
It is 1 1/8″ high or 27mm. It will come in a gift box. STAINLESS STEEL!
History of Santa Joana:
This portrait is located in the Santa Joana (Princess) Convent in the lovely city of Aveiro, founded in 1458. The Portrait of Saint Joan is dated 1471. Here is her history: Infanta Joan of Portugal was the second child of Afonso, but after the early death of her older brother John she was declared heiress to the throne in spite of being female. She was given the title of “Princess of Portugal,” a title was reserved for the heir apparent. Other children of the king were styled, “Infante (Prince)” or “Infanta (Princess)”. Even though she lost it after the birth of her younger brother, the future John II of Portugal, among the people she continued to be known as Princess Joan.
From a young age, Joan expressed a desire to become a nun; however, as she was second-in-line to the throne, her father did not allow it. During his military expedition to Tangier in 1471, Joan served as Regent of the Portuguese Kingdom.
Marriage Proposals[edit]After vehemently refusing several proposals of marriage, Joan joined the Dominican Convent of Jesus in Aveiro in 1475. Her brother had, by then, been given an heir, so the family line was no longer in danger of extinction. Still, she was compelled several times to leave the convent and return to the court. She turned down an offer of marriage from Charles VIII of France, 18 years her junior. In 1485, she received another offer, from the recently widowed Richard III of England, who was only 8 months younger. This was to be part of a double marital alliance, with his niece Elizabeth of York marrying her cousin, the future Manuel I. However, his death in battle, of which Joan allegedly had a prophetic dream, halted these plans. Joan never formally professed as a nun.
She continued to be a great supporter of her brother, John II of Portugal, throughout his reign and her life.
Joan died on 12 May 1490 in Aveiro and was buried in the Convent of Jesus in Aveiro. She was beatified in 1693 by Pope Innocent XII. As of this writing she has not been canonized, but she is known in Portugal as the Princess Saint Joan.
The term Azulejo or Tile dates back to the time of Arab occupation of the Iberian Peninsula. The term “azulejo is derived from the Arab word (al zulej) which means a smooth and polished stone. It wasn’t until the 16th century that the process was perfected into the tile we know today.
All my tiles are replicas made of polymer clay where the image actually becomes part of the clay through baking. No glue is used in the process. The pieces become waterproof and scratch resistant. Due to the handmade and hand shaped nature of each tile, slight variations will occur, as no two pieces are alike.
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