Ermida de São Bento
Largo de São Bento, Alandroal 7250 - Portugal
Phone: +351 268 440 045
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The exact foundation date of this hermitage is unknown, but the building was in place in 1580, although not at that time dedicated to São Bento. A case of plague broke out in the town and legend tells that a hermit by the name of João Sirgado went to the hermitage every day to pray to São Bento and that his prayers saved the village males. After the 1580 plague, to give thanks for his intervention, the hermitage was dedicated to São Bento.
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