Reza a lenda que o corpo de S. Vicente, diácono de Saragoça, martirizado em Valência durante as perseguições de Diocleciano, foi trazido para Sagres, no Algarve, no ano de 303, pelos moçárabes de Espanha, onde terá permanecido até 1171, ano em que D. Afonso Henriques, o primeiro Rei de Portugal, terá ordenado a transladação dos ossos do santo para Lisboa, acompanhados, na barca, por dois corvos vigilantes, que os protegeram.
Os Corvos foram adoptados como símbolo de lealdade e protecção, tendo lugar nas armas da cidade, pousados numa caravela, um à proa e outro à popa, vigiando o corpo de S. Vicente, o padroeiro da cidade. Passando a ser vistos como benfazejos e alvos de culto em Lisboa, sendo, até há poucos anos, normal encontrá-los em muitas tabernas, onde chegavam a dizer o nome dos melhores clientes.
Os Corvos têm vindo a desaparecer de Lisboa, sendo cada vez mais esquecidos como símbolo da Cidade. Da vontade de manter viva a lenda de Lisboa e de demonstrar o nosso amor por esta bela cidade e pelos seus corvos protectores, nasceu o nome e a imagem do AmorCorvo.
The legend goes that the body of St. Vicente, deacon of Zaragoza, martyred in Valency during the pursuits of Diocleciano, was brought to Sagres, in the Algarve, in the year of 303, by the spanish “moçárabes” (christians who lived among the Muslims in that country), where he remained until 1171, year in which D. Afonso Henriques, the first King of Portugal, would have ordered the transference of the saint’s bones to Lisbon, accompanied, in the barge, by two vigilant crows, which protected them.
The legend goes that the body of St. Vicente, deacon of Zaragoza, martyred in Valency during the pursuits of Diocleciano, was brought to Sagres, in the Algarve, in the year of 303, by the spanish “moçárabes” (christians who lived among the Muslims in that country), where he remained until 1171, year in which D. Afonso Henriques, the first King of Portugal, would have ordered the transference of the saint’s bones to Lisbon, accompanied, in the barge, by two vigilant crows, which protected them.
The Crows were adopted like symbols of loyalty and protection, having place in the arms of the city, placed in a caravel, one at the prow and other at the stern, watching the body of St. Vicente, the patron of the city. After this episode, they started being seen as benevolent and being worshipped in Lisbon, where, until a few years ago, it would be normal to find them in many bars, where sometimes they called the best customers by their names.
Currently the Crows disappeared from Lisbon and are more and more forgotten as a symbol of the City. The desire to keep alive the legend of Lisbon and to show our love for this beautiful city and its vigilant crows, was in the origin of the name and image of AmorCorvo.
