Alexandre da Sagrada Família, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexandre da Sagrada Família

Date of Birth: 22-May-1737

Place of Birth: Horta, Azores, Portugal

Date of Death: 22-Apr-1818

Profession: bishop, poet, Catholic priest

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Alexandre da Sagrada Família (Horta, 22 May 1737 – Angra, 22 April 1818), born Alexandre José da Silva (sometimes referred to as António Ferreira da Silva in biographies), was the 25th Bishop of Angra, governing between 1816 until his death in 1818.
The first Bishop born in the Azores (and only repeated in the 20th century by António de Sousa Braga), known as a poet, he was the paternal uncle of Almeida Garrett, and stayed with his parents when he visited Terceira.