What a great story, Margaret! Thank you for sharing, never knew the origin of the name!
Rosemarie [email protected] Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 5:39 AM, Margaret Vicente <[email protected] > wrote: > Bill, > > The Priest sure knew. The name Guadalupe, originally was - Agoa de Lupe > and it has a story with it. > > There was this place where the wolves [lupe] prowled to catch their prey > when they came to the water [agua] to drink. They named it Agoa de Lupe > {Wolves' water] and invoked our Lady as their protector. Nossa Senhora da > Agua de Lupe. Over time the two names were joined Agua+de+Lupe = > Guadalupe. > > Cheers, > Margaret > > On Sat, Jul 21, 2018 at 8:40 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I found these in Ribeirinha, Terceira but I wasn't looking for a >> freguesia called "Agua de Lupe" These are written by the same priest who >> perhaps never heard of Nossa Senhora da Guadalupe. >> >> >> *http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/TER-AH-RIBEIRINHA-O-1831-1842/TER-AH-RIBEIRINHA-O-1831-1842_item1/P23.html* >> <http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/TER-AH-RIBEIRINHA-O-1831-1842/TER-AH-RIBEIRINHA-O-1831-1842_item1/P23.html> >> (center right) >> >> >> >> >> *http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/TER-AH-RIBEIRINHA-O-1831-1842/TER-AH-RIBEIRINHA-O-1831-1842_item1/P14.html* >> <http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/TER-AH-RIBEIRINHA-O-1831-1842/TER-AH-RIBEIRINHA-O-1831-1842_item1/P14.html> >> (bottom right) >> >> >> Bill Seidler >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> > > > -- > Margaret M Vicente > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
