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Date: 1986 Type: Memorial Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 33°57'46.13" S 25°37'25.28" E

The Prester John Memorial, unveiled in 1986 by the then Portuguese Ambassador to South Africa, is dedicated to the legendary king-priest, Prester John, and the Portuguese explorers who discovered South Africa. The memorial consists of a large Coptic cross and, in the central circle, are the figures of Prester John and a Portuguese navigator. (Nelson Mandela Bay - Port Elizabeth; SESA vol 9:99) Note - The memorial has inscriptions in four languages: Portuguese, English, isiXhosa, and Afrikaans. This combination of languages on one memorial is probably unique.