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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Portugal (9965 words) |
 | Portugal is situated on the west of the Iberian Peninsula, being bounded on the north and east by Spain and on the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean. |
| The bishops renewed their complains of the disorders in Portugal, and in 1245, by the Bull "grandi non immerito", Innocent IV committed the government to Sancho's brother Alfonso who was living in France. |
| As a result of the encyclicals of Leo XIII on Christian democracy, the movement for the establishment of Catholic circles for workingmen was inaugurated in Portugal, and these mutual-aid societies existed in the principal centres of population, furnished education to the workmen and their children, and kept them together by conferences, concerts, and excursions. |
| Portugal Travel Guide (860 words) |
| Portugal shares the Iberian Peninsula with Spain, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south. |
| In recent years Portugal, long overlooked on the list of the world’s top vacation stations, has been investing time, money and effort into ensuring it is discovered by the world’s travellers, just as once it was the Portuguese who discovered the world. |
| Portugal is a member of the European Union and its official currency is the Euro (€), which is divided into 100 cents. |
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