History

Virtudes

A populated place in the parish of São Martinho, which took its name from the chapel of Nossa Senhora das Virtudes located there, ordered to be built in 1661 by Francisco de Vasconcelos Bettencourt, having been rebuilt by the mid-19th century. In the same place is the chapel of Santana, whose founder and year of construction are unknown.

People mentioned in this article

Francisco de Vasconcelos Bettencourt
Founder of the chapel of Nossa Senhora das Virtudes

Years mentioned in this article

1661
Construction of the chapel of Nossa Senhora das Virtudes