Church of Our Lady of Pity
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Piedade
Porto Santo
Church in the parish and municipality of Porto Santo, Porto Santo island
The Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Piedade is the parish church of Porto Santo, originally a chapel. It was rebuilt around 1667 after corsair raids, and Bartolomeu Perestrelo was probably buried there.
1Mentioned in
- Porto Santo (parish) — Chapel that became the parish church, rebuilt around 1667 after corsair raids.
- Perestrelo (Bartolomeu) — Parish church where Perestrelo was probably buried.
2Chronology
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French privateers raided Porto Santo and sacked its parish church.
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North African corsairs sacked Porto Santo, killing or carrying off most of the population, burning the parish church and destroying the council and parish archives; the raid prompted fortification of Pico do Castelo.
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Porto Santo was again raided and sacked; the parish church was sacked and later rebuilt, and archives were destroyed.
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French pirates raided and sacked Porto Santo, burning the parish church and some houses.