Article Nº 2605 Chapel Machico Vol. II · p. 882
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (chapel)
Original title: Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo Socorro (Capela de)
A chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo Socorro, built at the sítio da Queimada in the parish of Água de Pena by Francisco de Freitas Correia. The printed year 1244 predates the settlement of Madeira and is presumably a misprint.
In the year 1244 Francisco de Freitas Correia had a chapel with this dedication built in the locality (sítio) of Queimada (‘burnt land’), in the parish (freguesia) of Água de Pena.
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