The church stands on the left bank of the Kwanza River, and is a contemporary of the Fortress of C`Muxima' 7. The village of Muxirna was occupied by the Portuguese in 1589 and ten years later (1599), the Fortress was founded and the church was built with a prayer invoking divine blessing from "Nossa Senhora da Muxirna".[1]
Muxima was an important empire of slave traffic, protected by the Fortress, and the church played an important role in the materialization of the traffic, because it was in this religious local, where the slaves were baptized before being deported.
Architectureedit
It is spacious and strong building, with a stern, typically Portuguese architecture, built above the Kwanza River. It was set on fire by the colonial Dutch in 1641, when they captured Muxima. Later, it was modified.
The sanctuary, with a Virgin image, has been a place of great devotion for Christian pilgrims for generations. [1]
It was classified as National Monument by Portuguese Provincial Decree No. 2, on 12 January 1924. It is relatively in good order and belongs to the Roman Catholic Church. The responsibility for its maintenance and preservation concerns the Ministry of Culture. [1]
church, nossa, senhora, conceição, muxima, church, lady, muxima, portuguese, igreja, nossa, senhora, conceição, muxima, located, muxima, district, bengo, province, western, angola, church, lady, conception, muximaportuguese, igreja, nossa, senhora, conceição, . The Church of Our lady of Muxima in Portuguese Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Conceicao da Muxima is located in the Muxima District of Bengo Province western Angola 1 Church of Our Lady of Conception of MuximaPortuguese Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Conceicao da MuximaThe church from behind overlooking Kwanza River10 51 00 N 85 37 00 W 10 8500 N 85 6167 W 10 8500 85 6167CountryAngolaDenominationRoman Catholic ChurchArchitectureStylePortuguese Colonial styleYears built1599The 16th century Portuguese Colonial style church was an important center in the Portuguese slave trade in Angola 2 Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 3 World Heritage Status 4 See also 5 Notes 5 1 ReferencesHistory editThe church stands on the left bank of the Kwanza River and is a contemporary of the Fortress of C Muxima 7 The village of Muxirna was occupied by the Portuguese in 1589 and ten years later 1599 the Fortress was founded and the church was built with a prayer invoking divine blessing from Nossa Senhora da Muxirna 1 Muxima was an important empire of slave traffic protected by the Fortress and the church played an important role in the materialization of the traffic because it was in this religious local where the slaves were baptized before being deported Architecture editIt is spacious and strong building with a stern typically Portuguese architecture built above the Kwanza River It was set on fire by the colonial Dutch in 1641 when they captured Muxima Later it was modified The sanctuary with a Virgin image has been a place of great devotion for Christian pilgrims for generations 1 It was classified as National Monument by Portuguese Provincial Decree No 2 on 12 January 1924 It is relatively in good order and belongs to the Roman Catholic Church The responsibility for its maintenance and preservation concerns the Ministry of Culture 1 World Heritage Status editThis site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on November 22 1996 in the Cultural category 3 See also editPortuguese colonisation of AfricaNotes edit a b c d UNESCO World Heritage Centre org Tentative list Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceicao da Muxima Valdez F T 1861 Six Years of a Traveller s Life in Western Africa Vol II Hurst and Blackett Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceicao da Muxima UNESCO World Heritage Centre References edit Valdez F T 1861 Six Years of a Traveller s Life in Western Africa Vol II Hurst and Blackett Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceicao da Muxima UNESCO World Heritage Centre nbsp This article on a Catholic church building is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a church building or other Christian place of worship in Angola is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceicao da Muxima amp oldid 1216546227, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
