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Religious crown procession links saints to Portugal history
Holy Ghost devotion ties Urban VIII era to 1625, Saint Elizabeth glory to Portugal’s royal house. For Easter seven weeks, a Crown and Holy Ghost Flag visit seven homes in a ritual open house, with a child crowned at 11 am Sunday Mass. The seven chosen families this year are David Silva, Manuel DaPonte, Frances de Silva, Marie De Gloria Ferreira, Mary Mederros, Edmund Santos, and Manuel Tavares.
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Urban VIII
Portugal
Alfonso Henrique
John IV
Elizabeth
David Silva
St Elizabeth St
Manuel DaPonte
Sherry
Frances de Silva
Hopeworth Ave
Marie de Gloria Ferreira
St Elizabeth St. Mary Mederros
High
St. Edmund Santos
State St
Manuel Tavares
Wood St