Igreja da Misericórdia de Alcoutim - Alcoutim, Portugal
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Torgut
N 37° 28.282 W 007° 28.332
29S E 635097 N 4148260
This small chapel is one of the four Catholic temples in the small village of Alcoutim, in Southern Portugal
Waymark Code: WM18WVW
Location: Faro, Portugal
Date Posted: 10/12/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
Views: 1

This chapel was apparently built in the 16th Century as there is an inscription in stone with a date in that century. Also there are documents dated 1566 with a reference to the chapel.

It was very damaged with the floods of 1876. Actually there is a water level mark on the wall of the chapel.
Type of Church: Chapel

Status of Building: Actively in use for worship

Diocese: Faro

Address/Location:
Igreja da Misericórdia de Alcoutim
Alcoutim, Portugal


Relvant Web Site: [Web Link]

Date of organization: Not listed

Date of building construction: Not listed

Dominant Architectural Style: Not listed

Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed

Archdiocese: Not listed

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