Colégio church
Igreja do Colégio
São Pedro · Funchal
parish of Sé, Funchal, Madeira
The Igreja do Colégio (São João Evangelista) is the Jesuit college church in the parish of Sé, Funchal, built after 1508. It was the starting point of several processions, the scene of the 1776 thanksgiving ceremonies and anniversary Te Deums, and the burial place of D. Francisco Henriques. It holds a 16th-century painting.
1Mentioned in
- Sé (parish) — Church within the parish.
- Castilian rule — Church where a murderer found sanctuary.
- Henriques (Dom Francisco) — Burial place of D. Francisco Henriques.
- Our Lady of Light — Church where the feast was revived in 1880.
- Varona (Friar Inácio José) — Church of São João Evangelista in Funchal where the thanksgiving sermon was preached.
- Ash Wednesday procession — Later departure point, holding the processional images.
- Artistic heritage — Holds a 16th-century painting.
- Old Funchal — Built after 1508.
- Clocks — Its church supplied the bell that struck the quarters.
- Marquis of Pombal — Church where the 1776 thanksgiving ceremonies were held.
- Proclamations of constitutional government — Where the anniversary Te Deum was sung.
- Passos procession — Starting and ending point of the Sunday procession.
- Procession of St Barbara — Destination of the procession and present home of the image of Saint Barbara.
- National Scout Corps — Church where the first Madeiran scouts made their solemn promise on 8 December 1928.
- National monuments — Classified as a national monument.
- Castilho (Viscount of) — Church where the body lay before the funeral.
2Chronology
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The Real Junta da Fazenda held thanksgiving ceremonies in the Colégio church, Funchal, for Pombal's escape from an assassination plot; Fr. Inácio José de Varona's sermon was published in Lisbon that year.
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The feast of Nossa Senhora da Luz was held again in the Colégio church after 25 years, without the lyceum pupils.
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The Ash Wednesday procession in Funchal ceased around this time.
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The Diário do Governo published a list of national monuments and properties of public interest including Madeiran buildings such as the Casa de Dona Mécia.