Article Nº 2555 Chapel Funchal Vol. II · p. 854
Our Lady of Joy (chapel)
Original title: Nossa Senhora da Alegria (Capela de)
A chapel founded in 1609 by Francisco de Abreu at the Quinta da Alegria in São Roque, owned by the Counts of Torre Bela, with a well-attended annual feast.
In the parish (freguesia) of São Roque (‘St Roch’), at the locality (sítio) known as Alegria (‘joy’), lies the quinta (country estate) of the same name, with a house and a chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Alegria (Our Lady of Joy), both belonging to the family of the Counts of Torre Bela. The chapel was founded in 1609 by Francisco de Abreu. A feast is held there every year and draws large numbers of people from the surrounding area.
People mentioned
- Francisco Ferreira de Abreu d. 1842
Places mentioned