Capela de Nossa Senhora da Nazaré - Catujal, Portugal
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RuiJSDuarte
N 38° 48.743 W 009° 07.305
29S E 489429 N 4295964
The Chapel of Our Lady of Nazareth or Church of Our Lady of Nazareth is a small chapel located on the site of Catujal, Unhos parish, municipality of Loures, just a few kilometers from Lisbon, Portugal, and dedicated to Our Lady of Nazareth.
Waymark Code: WMK2KQ
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 02/03/2014
Views: 6
Situated on a hillside with a significant slope that leads down to the National Road 250 (connecting Sacavém to Loures) and is currently very uncharacteristic, due to the proliferation of illegal constructions around..
The chapel was built where once there was a chapel, probably of the same devotion, having been rebuilt in 1676, as appears in an engraved plaque on the gateway:
"Á VIRGEM DE NAZARETH EDIFICARAM ESTA IGREJA OS SEUS DEVOTOS, OFFICIAES E MÓRDOMOS DE LISBOA, SENDO JUIZ, SEGUNDA VEZ, MANOEL RIBEIRO DE LIMA, DERRUBANDO-SE HUMA PEQUENA E ANTIGA ERMIDA, POR ARRUINADA, NESTE SÍTIO EM QUE ESTA IGREJA SE FUNDOU, EM O ANNO DE 1676"
Lies in the vaulted chapel an image of Our Lady of Nazareth, and, beside the altar, paintings of scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary and the miracle that occurred to D. Fuas Roupinho the "Sítio" (the present town of Nazaré), through the intervention of Our Lady. On a pedestal with the image, you can read:
"ESTE RETÁBULO MANDARAM DOURAR E PINTAR OS DEVOTOS DE NOSSA SENHORA, DE LISBOA. ANNO 1612"
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1676
Age of Church building determined by?: Cornerstone or plaque
If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Catholic
Street address of Church:
Rua da Fonte
Catujal
Unhos, Lisboa Portugal
2680
Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]
If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed
If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed
Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed
Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed
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