Ermida de Nossa Senhora dos Anjos
Anjos 9580 Vila do Porto - Portugal
Phone: +351 296 884 167
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The Capela Nossa Senhora dos Anjos is a primitive 15th century church with a lateral pointed arched doorway. The front porch is dedicated to the worship of the Holy Spirit. Inside are valuable works made out of "pau-branco" (whitewood) including the altarpiece which, according to tradition, was the portable altar of the caravel in which the original settler, Gonçalo Velho, laid anchor in Santa Maria. Other important features include the altar’s polychrome azulejo-tiled frontispiece, featuring exotic creatures and birds surrounding the figure of São Boaventura. This chapel is said to be the place where Columbus prayed when he returned from the voyage that led to the discovery of America.
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