Leaves from a Madeira Garden 



Virgin to Bemadette Soubirous in 1858. Fine 

 banners and a beautiful statue appear in this 

 procession. As well as the clergy and the con- 

 fraternities, the children of the Catholic schools 

 take part. It starts from the Chapel of the 

 Penha. 



Procession of the Penha de Franca. — On the 

 first Sunday in May ; in memory of the ap- 

 paritions of Our Lady at Penha de Franca. 

 The clergy, fraternities, and faithful take part. 

 Starts from the Chapel of Penha de Franca. 



May-day Procession. — In honour of S. Thiago 

 Minor (St. James the Less), in fulfilment of a 

 vow made by the Camara and the authorities of 

 the town on the occasion of the plague which 

 ravaged Madeira in 1523. It proceeds from 

 the Cathedral to the Soccorro Church and back. 

 In it take part the ecclesiastical, civil, and mili- 

 tary authorities, with the fraternities, each person 

 carrying a wreath of natural flowers. 



St. James the Less is the patron saint of the 

 City of Funchal. He was selected by lot from 

 among the twelve apostles, St. John the Baptist, 

 Our Lady, and her Son, on the occasion of the 

 above-mentioned pestilence. 



Fifteen years later another pestilence raged, 



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