Nossa Senhora da Esperança (chapel)
Original title: Nossa Senhora da Esperança (Capela de)
Two chapels of Our Lady of Hope: one founded in 1744 by Father Manuel de Nóbrega at Vale Formoso, Santa Luzia, since demolished, and an old pilgrimage chapel in São Roque.
In 1744 Father Manuel de Nóbrega founded a chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Esperança at the locality (sítio) of Vale Formoso (‘beautiful valley’), in the parish (freguesia) of Santa Luzia (‘St Lucy’); the deed of endowment is dated 11 December of the same year. The chapel was demolished many years ago.
There was a chapel with the same dedication in the parish of São Roque (‘St Roch’). It was very old and was the focus of an ancient pilgrimage. Lieutenant-Colonel A. Artur Sarmento published a detailed historical account of this chapel in a pamphlet.