Place church/chapel Santa Maria Maior Funchal
Chapel of St Philip
Capela de São Filipe
Santa Maria Maior · Funchal
Parish of Santa Maria Maior, municipality of Funchal, Madeira
The Capela de São Filipe in Santa Maria Maior, Funchal, was founded in 1562 by Filipe Gentil de Limoges. It holds a stone linked to the burial in 1666 of murdered foundlings.
1Mentioned in
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- Limoges — Chapel instituted by Felipe Gentil de Limoges.
- Inscribed stones — Chapel with the stone for the murdered foundlings.
- Quinta do Leme — Chapel attached to the Leme manor house.
2Chronology
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António de Leme built the chapel of São Filipe at the Quinta do Leme, dated 1535 by Álvaro Rodrigues de Azevedo and 1536 elsewhere.
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Filipe Gentil de Limoges founded the chapel of São Filipe in Funchal and instituted his entail.
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Inácio da Câmara Leme rebuilt the chapel of São Filipe at the Quinta do Leme.
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Francisco Aurélio da Câmara Leme rebuilt the Chapel of São Filipe and the manor house at Quinta do Leme, Santo António.