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Lisbon Celebrities
The capital of Portugal was famous for his beauty, but also for the Lisbon celebrities. People like Saint Anthony of Padua, Pope John XXI, Fernando Pessoa, Amália Rodrigues or Luis de Camoes are well known all over the world and people recognize them as Lisbon celebrities.
Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) also known as Saint Anthony of Lisbon is a Catholic saint said to help believers to find lost things. He was born in Lisbon into a wealthy family and today he is one of the most famous catholic saints.
Pope John XXI (1215-1277) was also born in Lisbon and was the only Portuguese pope. He became well known for its reputation as a scholastic philosopher and for its extensively used book on logic.
Luis de Camoes (1524-1580) is the author of the famous epic poem "Os Lusiadas" ("The Lusiads"). He is the guiding mark and the greatest individual of Portuguese literature. The poet dedicated much of his life to writing and he served as a soldier, participating in military.
Antonio Vieira (1608-1697) was a Portuguese Jesuit orator and a missionary, now considered in Portugal the most famous prose writer of 17th-century because of his voluminous letters and sermons. Antonio Vieira became court preacher and an ambassador at the court of John IV of Portugal, but also a prisoner of the Inquisition few years later.
Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705) was the queen consort of King Charles II of England and the daughter of John IV of Portugal. She was unpopular in England for her Roman Catholic faith and she suffered the humiliation of her husband's infidelities.
Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935) is one of the Lisbon celebrities. He is the most remarkable poet of Portugal after Luis de Camoes and his poetry represents the fundamental work of Portuguese modernism. Pessoa wrote under 72 different names (heteronyms), inventing individual beings with biography and personal lifestyle.
Amália Rodrigues (1920-1999) was a fado singer, the queen of the Portuguese fado. Known as "the voice of Portugal", Amália Rodrigues had a huge impact; she promoted worldwide the national music of Portugal and she also renewed fado. Amália Rodrigues began her carrier as a professional singer when she was 19 and produced more than 170 albums, also starring in numerous feature films.
Mário Soares (born 1924) is a politician and a great national leader, with lots of national and international peace and human rights prizes. Writer and lawyer, Soares became the president of Portugal in 1991 and three times prime minister, contributing significantly to Portugal’s development and welfare.
Paula Rego (born 1935) is a painter, illustrator and printmaker, unique for the way she uses Portuguese folk tales in order to convey her artistic ideas. Her most famous works are "Dog Woman" (1994) and "Dancing Ostriches" (1995).
These people are symbols of Portugal's capital and will always be recognized as Lisbon celebrities. | 
