{"id":5270,"date":"2025-10-20T11:52:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T11:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vialusitana.org\/braga-inaugura-novo-marco-do-caminho-em-montelios\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T12:40:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T12:40:33","slug":"braga-inaugurates-new-landmark-on-the-camino-in-montelios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vialusitana.org\/en\/braga-inaugurates-new-landmark-on-the-camino-in-montelios\/","title":{"rendered":"Braga inaugurates new landmark on the Camino in Mont\u00e9lios"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-68efc015-8298-832a-9202-465b1c48770b-15\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-324\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f2afa435-7021-465a-9ada-b5fc4218b176\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"813\">Braga inaugurated yesterday, October 19, <strong>the sculpture <em data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"331\">Ascens\u00e3o<\/em> (Ascension), a creation by the artist M\u00e1rio Martins offered by the association <em data-start=\"411\" data-end=\"431\">Amigos do Convento<\/em> (Friends of the Convent)<\/strong>. The piece was installed next to the Convent of S\u00e3o Francisco de Real, on land from the former enclosure used by pilgrims, and is part of the project \u201cBaluartes do Caminho\u201d (Bastions of the Camino). The monument seeks to reinforce the symbolic character of Mont\u00e9lios, a place historically linked to the emergence of the Jacobean cult in the Braga region.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"815\" data-end=\"1197\">The ceremony coincided with the feast day of Saint Frutuoso, the city\u2019s patron saint, and brought together the Mayor of Braga, Ricardo Rio, Councillor Olga Pereira and the Secretary of State for Culture, Alberto Santos. The official speeches underlined the artistic and spiritual value of the work and its relevance to the cultural heritage of Real and of the entire municipality.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1732\">According to <em data-start=\"1212\" data-end=\"1232\">Amigos do Convento<\/em>,<strong> the name <em data-start=\"1243\" data-end=\"1253\">Ascens\u00e3o<\/em> directly evokes the Camino de Santiago and expresses the intention of dignifying, through art, the bond between Mont\u00e9lios and the Jacobean tradition<\/strong>, while also paying tribute to Saint Frutuoso. The Mayor highlighted that this new landmark \u201cenriches the artistic and cultural heritage of Braga\u201d and strengthens \u201cthe appreciation and promotion of the Caminos de Santiago\u201d, further recognising the religious, touristic and economic importance of this route for the municipality.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1734\" data-end=\"1921\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">With the installation of this sculpture, <strong>Braga gains a new point of reference for pilgrims and visitors<\/strong>, consolidating its role as a place of passage and memory on the Camino de Santiago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Braga inaugurated yesterday, October 19, the sculpture Ascens\u00e3o (Ascension), a creation by the artist M\u00e1rio Martins offered by the association Amigos do Convento (Friends of the Convent). The piece was installed next to the Convent of S\u00e3o Francisco de Real, on land from the former enclosure used by pilgrims, and is part of the project [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5268,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":{"image_1":"","image_2":"","image_3":"","image_4":"","image_5":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Braga inaugurates new landmark on the Camino in Mont\u00e9lios - Via Lusitana<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vialusitana.org\/en\/braga-inaugurates-new-landmark-on-the-camino-in-montelios\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Braga inaugurates new landmark on the Camino in Mont\u00e9lios - Via Lusitana\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Braga inaugurated yesterday, October 19, the sculpture Ascens\u00e3o (Ascension), a creation by the artist M\u00e1rio Martins offered by the association Amigos do Convento (Friends of the Convent). 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