Princess Maria Amélia Hospice
Hospício da Princesa D. Maria Amélia
Sé · Funchal
Near Quinta Vigia, Funchal, Madeira
Funchal hospital for poor sufferers of pulmonary tuberculosis, founded by Empress D. Amélia in memory of her daughter, who died in Madeira in 1853. It was provisionally installed in Rua do Castanheiro in 1853, moved to a new building (1856–59) opened in 1862 with a founding inscription, and was run by the Sisters of Charity with an endowment from Queen Josefina of Sweden. Its chapel holds a statue of Our Lady of Sorrows given by Maximilian, and its gardens near Quinta Vigia hold many exotic woody species.
1Mentioned in
- Sousa (Ernesto Venceslau de) — Where he died.
- Schmitz (Father Ernst) — Schmitz served as its chaplain.
- Association of Ladies of Charity — Funchal hospice whose superior co-founded the association.
- Luís (Infante Dom) — Hospice visited by the prince.
- Castanheiro (street) — Hospice provisionally installed in a building in this street in 1853.
- Vieira (Dr Pedro Júlio) — Hospice where he worked as physician.
- Inscribed stones — Tuberculosis hospital opened 1862 with a founding inscription.
- Maximilian (Emperor of Mexico) — Hospice whose chapel holds a statue of Our Lady of Sorrows given by Maximilian.
- Gardens of Madeira — Hospice whose gardens, near Quinta Vigia, hold many exotic woody species.
- Red cinchona (Cinchona succirubra, Pav.) — Its garden was wrongly said to hold Cinchona calisaya.
- Nóbrega (Januário Justiniano de) — Hospice whose foundation is described in Nóbrega's posthumous book.
2Chronology
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The Hospício da Princesa D. Maria Amélia opened provisionally in a building in the Rua do Castanheiro, Funchal.
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The Hospício da Princesa D. Maria Amélia in Funchal began operating, admitting its first twelve patients.
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Ernesto Venceslau de Sousa died at the Hospício da Princesa D. Maria Amélia in Funchal.