- Not to be confused with the Bank of the Holy Spirit, founded in 1605.
Banco Espírito Santo e Comercial de Lisboa, commonly known as just Banco Espírito Santo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɐ̃ku (ɨ)ʃˈpiɾitu ˈsɐ̃tu]) or BES for short, is a Portuguese bank based in Lisbon, and was founded in 1920. It is listed on the Euronext 100 index.
"Espírito Santo" is Portuguese for "Holy Spirit", or as it is more commonly translated, Holy Ghost. In this case, however, it refers to the surname of company's founder (and family).
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Along with its Azorean, Brazilian, and Angolan subsidiaries, the BES is part of the Espírito Santo Financial Group, or ESFG.
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