Processional Berlin

Religious ceremonial vehicle having a glass shrine case, ordered by King João V of Portugal around 1740 to transport the statue of the Virgin Mary in the Procession of Our Lady of Cabo Espichel.

Of special note is the medallion with the monogram A.M. (Avé Maria - Hail Mary) on the hood. The statue of Our Lady of the Cape was circulated around twenty six parishes within the Lisbon area, and would stay in each parish for a year, to be returned to its original Sanctuary twenty six years later.