Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows (Ilha de Maré)
Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows | |
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Capela de Nossa Senhora das Neves | |
Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows | |
![]() ![]() Location of the Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows in Brazil | |
Basic information | |
Geographic coordinates | 12°47′36″S 38°31′12″W / 12.793407°S 38.519938°W |
Affiliation | Catholic |
Rite | Roman |
Municipality | Salvador |
District | Ilha de Maré |
State | Bahia |
Country | Brazil |
Heritage designation | 1958 |
Ownership | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia |
Architectural description | |
Architectural style | Baroque |
Date established | 1552 |
Direction of façade | South-west |
Designated | 1958 |
Reference no. | 574 |
The Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows (Portuguese: Capela de Nossa Senhora das Neves) is a 16th-century Roman Catholic church located on the Ilha de Maré in the Bay of All Saints, Bahia, Brazil. The island is administratively part of the city of Salvador. The chapel is dedicated to Blessed Virgin Mary and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia. Its construction is dated to 1552, and was part of the sugar plantation of André Fernandes Margalho. The nave of the church is narrow, measuring only 6 metres (20 ft) by 15 metres (49 ft). The church was listed as a historic structure by the National Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute in 1958.[1][2]
Protected status
The Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows was listed as a historic structure by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage in 1958. Both the structure and its contents were included in the IPHAN directive under inscription number 574.[3]
Access
The Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows is open to the public and may be visited.
See also
References
- ↑ Oliveira, Mário Mendonça de (2012). "Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows". Lisbon, Portugal: Heritage of Portuguese Influence/Património de Influência Portuguesa. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
- ↑ Secretaria da Indústria, Comércio e Turismo (Bahia, Brazil) (1975). IPAC-BA: inventário de proteção do acervo cultural. 1 (2 ed.). Salvador, Brazil: Secretaria da Indústria e Comércio. pp. 93–94.
- ↑ "Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora das Neves" (in Portuguese). Salvador, Brazil: IPAC. 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
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