Monument to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

– Councillor (conselheiro, honorary title of the royal council) Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos had a monument in praise of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Sagrado Coração de Jesus) raised at Ponta do Garajau (‘tern point’), on a small height overlooking the sea at the western end of his lands in the parish (freguesia) of Caniço (‘reed’). It is a fine and majestic statue, bearing witness to the religious piety of this illustrious Madeiran, a member of one of the oldest and noblest families of this island. The inauguration and blessing of the sacred image were held with the greatest solemnity on 30 October 1927.