Article Nº 0042 Locality (sítio) Santana Vol. I · p. 23

Achada de Santo António

Locality (sítio)
Chapel

A locality in the parish of Santana, Madeira, notable for its chapel of Santo António, founded in the mid-16th century and rebuilt in 1730.

In the parish (freguesia) of Santana (‘St Anne’) there is a locality (sítio) of this name, where there is a chapel dedicated to St Anthony of Padua (Santo António), founded around the middle of the 16th century and rebuilt in 1730.

Places mentioned

Achada de Santo António
Chapel of St Anthony
Santana

Chronology

15?? The chapel of Santo António at Achada de Santo António, Santana, was founded around the mid-16th century.
1729–13 April 1730 Santana parishioners obtained leave to rebuild the chapel of Santo António at Achada de Santo António, which was rebuilt and inspected ahead of its blessing in April 1730.

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