Medieval King s Lynn feminist Margery Kempe gets a Portuguese tribute
| Updated: 14:31, 02 February 2021
Margery Kempe, who was born in King s Lynn (known back then as Bishop s Lynn) circa 1373, has a new statue that has been unveiled in the Portuguese province of Góis.
The sculpture was donated by the Portuguese municipality of Góis and is located in the roundabout of A Foca.
The Mayor visits Margery Kempe / image credit: COMPOSTELAS24HORAS.COM (44232778)
The inauguration was attended by the president of the Municipal Chamber of Góis, MarÃa Lurdes Oliveira; the mayor of Oroso, Manuel Mirás; Councilor Isabel Fernández, and Councilor Luis Rey.