Place building São Pedro Funchal
Convent of Our Lady of Ransom
Convento das Mercês
São Pedro · Funchal
Funchal, Madeira
Approximate location, from a feature named after it
The Convento das Mercês was a convent in Funchal, begun in 1654 as a lay retreat house for women, made a strict Poor Clare convent in 1663, and demolished from 1911. It was renowned for the austerity of its nuns, its foundation is the subject of a legend, and it gave the Rua das Mercês its name. Madre Brites da Paixão lived, died and was buried there, and its church held the image of Our Lady of Solitude.
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- Ash Wednesday procession — Church on the route where nuns sang hymns.
- Archaeological Museum — Its turntable (roda) went to the museum.
- Passos procession — Convent church that held the image of Our Lady of Solitude.
- Mercês (street) — Former convent that gave the street its name, demolished from 1911.
- Legends — Its foundation is the subject of a legend.
- Paixão (Mother Brites da) — Convent where she lived, died and was buried.
- Paixão (Mother Virgínia da) — Convent where she professed, later demolished.