São João Fountain
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The São João Fountain is a fountain
located in Melgaço, Portugal
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The fountain is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist
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It was built in the eighteenth century and moved to its current location in 1903.
Above appears a representation of the Agnus Dei, and a representation of St. John baptizing Christ.
Fountain
A fountain is a piece of architecture which pours water into a basin or jets it into the air either to supply drinking water or for decorative or dramatic effect....
located in Melgaço, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
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The fountain is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist
John the Baptist
John the Baptist was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure mentioned in the Canonical gospels. He is described in the Gospel of Luke as a relative of Jesus, who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River...
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It was built in the eighteenth century and moved to its current location in 1903.
Above appears a representation of the Agnus Dei, and a representation of St. John baptizing Christ.