Article Nº 2603 Chapel Funchal Vol. II · p. 880
Our Lady of the Rock (chapel)
Original title: Nossa Senhora da Pena. (Capela de)
Entry on the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Pena, built in 1657 on land then in Monte parish, damaged by the 1748 earthquake and rebuilt nearby by a grandson of its founders.
The chapel of this dedication was built in 1657 on land then belonging to the parish (freguesia) of Monte (‘hill’). Its founders were Duarte Mendes de Miranda and his wife Dona Beatriz de Vasconcelos, who endowed it by public deed of 20 September of the same year. The earthquake of 1748 left the chapel badly damaged, and it was soon rebuilt by António José Espínola, grandson of the founders, who moved it to a more suitable site near the original building.
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- The chapel of Nossa Senhora da Pena was built and endowed by public deed by its founders.
- On the night of 31 March to 1 April 1748 a violent earthquake struck Madeira, causing few deaths but heavy damage to buildings, including the cathedral, the bishops' palace, the customs house, the Monte church, the Mosteiro Novo house and numerous chapels and parish churches.