Senhora das Preces Sanctuary
Santuário de Nosssa Senhora das Preces, Vale de Maceira, Aldeia das Dez, Oliviera do Hospital 3400
Phone: +351 238 609 269
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The lovely Vale de Maceira is located about 23 km south of Oliviers do Hospital and is the location of the 18th century Sanctuary of Our Lady of Preces, where the pilgrimage is held on the first Sunday in July. Following an appearance of the Virgin Mary in Alto do Colcurinho in the sixteenth century, the Nossa Senhora das Necessidades Chapel was built, but access became a problem. The present sanctuary has a monumental Baroque stairway and is dedicated to Our Lady of the Via Sacra. There are also eleven other 19th century chapels, with life size carved wooden figures portraying the life of Christ.
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