Religion

Livramento

Site of the parish of Ponta do Sol, where there is a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of the same name, ordered to be built by Diogo Ferreira de Mesquita and his wife D. Isabel de Meneses, in the year 1656, the seat of an entailed estate instituted by them, being descendants of the German nobleman Adriano Spranger, who owned sesmaria lands in that area.

People mentioned in this article

Adriano Spranger
German nobleman and descendant of the founders of the entailed estate.
D. Isabel de Meneses
Wife of Diogo Ferreira de Mesquita.
Diogo Ferreira de Mesquita
Founder of the chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Livramento.

Years mentioned in this article

1656
Year of construction of the chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Livramento.

Locations mentioned in this article

Ponta do Sol
Parish where the site of Livramento is located.