Rates in Póvoa de Varzim, Porto, Portugal — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
A Fonte de São Pedro / Fountain of Santo Pedro
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 3, 2023
1. A Fonte de S. Pedro / the Fountain of Santo Pedro Marker
A fonte de S. Pedro (que um painel de azulejos reproduz, a partir do único registo fotográfico conhecido, do primeiro quartel do séc. XX) foi substituida pelo actual fontanário na função de abastecer de água a Rua Direita e o centro histórico.
Da primitiva fonte conserva a memórìa popular algumas lendas, associadas à fertilidade. Diz uma delas que as senhoras que tivessem dificuldade em, engravidar ("alcançar”, na linguagem popular) deveriam sentar-se numa pedra furada que aqui existiu...
The S. Pedro fountain (which a tile panel reproduces, based on the only known photographic record, from the first quarter of the 20th century) was replaced by the current fountain in the role of supplying water to Rua Direita and the historic center.
The popular memory of the original source preserves some legends associated with fertility. One of them says that women who had difficulty getting pregnant ("achieving", in popular language) should sit on a certain stone with a hole that existed here...
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Women.
Location. 41° 25.467′ N, 8° 40.269′ W. Marker is in Rates, Porto, in Póvoa de Varzim. Marker is on Rua Direita, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Rua Direita 70, Rates, Porto 4570-491, Portugal. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 18 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A Praça / The Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Igreja de S. Pedro de Rates / Church of San Pedro of Rates (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Largo de Santo António / Saint Anthony Square (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Primeiro Campo de Futebol / First Football Field (approx. 10.2 kilometers away); Centro da Juventude / Youth Centre (approx. 10.3 kilometers away); Dom Pedro IV (approx. 13.9 kilometers away); Avro Lancaster III Crash (approx. 16 kilometers away); Ruínas de Habitação / Family House (approx. 16.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rates.
Also see . . . Fontes de São Pedro de Rates (Wikipedia, in Portuguese).
Excerpt (in translation): The São Pedro de Rates Fountains are two fountains located in the parishes of Balazar and Rates in(Submitted on September 3, 2023.)the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim; These fountains are popularly seen as miraculous due to Saint Peter of Rates who used them to drink water.Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 3, 20232. Tile mosaic of photo of Fountain of Santo PedroNext to the marker is a tile mosaic of the photo of the fountain, as described on the marker.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 3, 2023
3. A Fonte de São Pedro / Fountain of Santo Pedro Marker - wide view
Photo showing the marker, tile photo mosaic, and current fountain.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 82 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 3, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
