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Chapel of St John of Nepomuk

Chapel of St John of Nepomuk

Capela de São João Nepomuceno

Porto da Cruz · Machico

Lombo dos Leais (Folhadal), parish of Porto da Cruz, Madeira

Exact site unknown; shown at the parish

Main article St John of Nepomuk (chapel) A private chapel built in 1776 by João Nepomuceno de Freitas Leal at Folhadal, Porto da Cruz, which served the curacy created there in 1800 and remained in the Freitas Leal family.

The Capela de São João Nepomuceno is a private chapel at Lombo dos Leais (Folhadal), in the parish of Porto da Cruz. It was built by João Nepomuceno de Freitas Leal and remained in the Freitas Leal family. The notes disagree on its founding date (1770 or 1776) and on the date of the curacy it served (1797 or 1800).

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2Chronology

  1. João Nepomuceno de Freitas Leal founded the chapel of São João Nepomuceno at Lombo dos Leais.

  2. Queen Maria I created the curacy of Porto da Cruz at the chapel of São João Nepomuceno.

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