The Arch of São Gonçalo indicates the probable site of the saint’s birthplace in 1360. He is the patron saint of fishermen in Lagos, the only Portuguese locality where fishermen have not adopted São Pedro Telmo as their patron. According to tradition, São Gonçalo was born in a house located next to the Portas do Mar. At the end of the 14th century he entered the Order of Saint Augustine and dedicated himself to prayer. Lagos holds its municipal public holiday on October 27, in his honour. An oratory was built in the 1940s to commemorate the saint.
