Portugese bells

[George Dawson]

Thanks for this. I suppose the next question is:

 

Is he otherwise known as a bellfounder?

 

Are there websites, or even lists on Portugese bells & founders?

 

Those who are far more conversant on Googling may be able to help??

 

Thanks

 

George

  

At 22:07 on 23 September 2010, Andrew Aspland wrote:
> Candido must mean white or a derivation (truth?) 
> Andrew

I don't think it 'means' anything, in this context. It's a bloke's
name, as Dickon surmised. The obvious interpretation of the inscription
is that the founder was called Candido Roiz Bellas and had his foundry
in Lisbon. Roiz and Bellas are both surnames and it is usual for
Portuguese surnames to have one element from the father's surname and
one from the mother's.

John Camp



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