Article Nº 3390 Chapel São Vicente Vol. III · p. 494
St Vincent (chapel)
Original title: São Vicente (Capela de)
A small chapel dedicated to the martyr São Vicente, built by the local people in 1692 on a solitary basalt rock at the mouth of the stream that crosses the town of São Vicente. It is widely known from engravings and postcards.
On a solitary block of basalt at the mouth of the stream that crosses the town (vila) of São Vicente, the local people built a chapel in 1692, according to Dr Alvaro de Azevedo. It is dedicated to the martyr St Vincent of Saragossa, who is also the patron saint of the parish church, which stands a short distance away. This unusual little chapel is widely known through the engravings of it reproduced in various Portuguese and foreign works, and also through postcards.
People mentioned
- Álvaro Rodrigues de Azevedo 1825–1898
- St Vincent