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ÁLVARES (Afonso). AUTO do Bemauenturado Senhor Santo António. Porto. 1962. - ÁLVARES (Afonso) AUTO do Bemauenturado Senhor Santo António . Reprodução fac-similada da edição de Lisboa, 1659. Porto: Livraria Civilização, 1962. [24] pp.; 260 mm. Facsimile edition of the Lisbon printing of 1659. Afonso Álvares was a 16th-century Portuguese playwright, author of several hagiographic plays, including the Auto de Santiago, the Auto de São Vicente, and the Auto de Santa Bárbora. The play dramatizes episodes from the life of Saint Anthony of Lisbon: his profession at the convent of São Vicente de Fora, his entry into the Franciscan Order, his fight against the devil with the help of an Angel, and the miracle of the resurrection of a drowned boy. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate