Ordinarily, this is a pretty good spot for a view of the city but the fog was in today and it limited the visibility to about 200 meters. This statue of Saint Vincent overlooks the city and is just 500 meters from the cathedral.
Saint Vincent is the patron saint of Lisbon and of course, there's a story. Vincent spent most of his life in the city of Saragossa (in the northeast of Spain). When the Roman Emperor Diocletian began persecuting Christians in Spain, he was brought before the Roman governor. When he refused to renounce his faith, he was tortured and killed. His body was recovered by Christians and, according to legend, his body was protected by ravens (the statue is holding two) and was eventually brought to Lisbon by ship (he's holding a ship, too) in 1173 where it was buried at the Lisbon Cathedral.
The Lisbon coat of arms has both a ship and two ravens.
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