In 1470 a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of the Incarnation was built on this mount by Adão Gonçalves Ferreira, the first man born in Madeira island.
On 10 June 1741, the first stone of the current Church dedicated to Our Lady of the Mount was laid. A few months after the church was completed, the Church was seriously affected by an earthquake on 31 March 1748. It was rebuilt and on 20 December 1818 the Church was finally consecrated by the Archbishop of Meliapor and administrator of the Diocese D. Frei Joaquim de Meneses e Ataíde.[1]
Emperor Charles I of Austria died in exile on Madeira island and was laid to rest in the church.
Festivaledit
The Assumption of Mary was first celebrated on 15 August 1551 and is one of the biggest festivals still celebrated today on the grounds of the church, where fires are made by locals and local food is made such as Espetada, Bolo do caco, and Bacalhau.[2]
Galleryedit
Referencesedit
^. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
External linksedit
Media related to Church of Our Lady of the Mount at Wikimedia Commons
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church, lady, mount, portuguese, igreja, nossa, senhora, monte, main, church, civil, parish, monte, funchal, madeira, island, igreja, nossa, senhora, montereligionaffiliationroman, catholicyear, consecrateddecember, 1818locationlocationmonte, madeira, shown, w. The Church of Our Lady of the Mount Portuguese Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte is the main church in the civil parish of Monte in Funchal Madeira island Church of Our Lady of the MountIgreja de Nossa Senhora do MonteChurch of Our Lady of the MountReligionAffiliationRoman CatholicYear consecratedDecember 20 1818LocationLocationMonte Madeira Shown within MadeiraGeographic coordinates32 40 33 6 N 16 54 09 0 W 32 676000 N 16 902500 W 32 676000 16 902500ArchitectureGroundbreakingJune 10 1741Completed1748Websitewww wbr facebook wbr com wbr paroquiansmonte wbr Contents 1 History 2 Festival 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIn 1470 a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of the Incarnation was built on this mount by Adao Goncalves Ferreira the first man born in Madeira island On 10 June 1741 the first stone of the current Church dedicated to Our Lady of the Mount was laid A few months after the church was completed the Church was seriously affected by an earthquake on 31 March 1748 It was rebuilt and on 20 December 1818 the Church was finally consecrated by the Archbishop of Meliapor and administrator of the Diocese D Frei Joaquim de Meneses e Ataide 1 Emperor Charles I of Austria died in exile on Madeira island and was laid to rest in the church Festival editThe Assumption of Mary was first celebrated on 15 August 1551 and is one of the biggest festivals still celebrated today on the grounds of the church where fires are made by locals and local food is made such as Espetada Bolo do caco and Bacalhau 2 Gallery edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp References edit A NOSSA HISToRIA in Portuguese Archived from the original on 14 December 2017 Retrieved 16 August 2017 Nossa Senhora do Monte Festival Archived from the original on 16 August 2017 Retrieved 16 August 2017 External links edit nbsp Media related to Church of Our Lady of the Mount at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Church of Our Lady of the Mount amp oldid 1188968765, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
