[April 10, Nazare]
Nazare is a sea-side resort, a former fishing village but now devoted to gentle pleasuring.
The lower town hugs the beach, while
the upper town hangs precipitously hundreds of feet above.
There is a story of a nobleman out hunting, who rode unknowingly close to the edge of the high cliff in his eager pursuit of a deer. He was saved from death
by the appearance of the Virgin Mary. He later erected a chapel in gratitude and memory of his divine rescue. The deer, however, lacking wherewithal for donative architecture, was allowed to perish.
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