Place church/chapel Caniço Santa Cruz

Parish church of Caniço

Igreja Paroquial do Caniço

Caniço · Santa Cruz

church in the parish of Caniço, municipality of Santa Cruz

Approximate location

The Igreja Paroquial do Caniço is the present parish church of Caniço, built between 1779 and 1783. It was once occupied by rioters and cleared by troops.

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Caniço (parish) — The present parish church, built between 1779 and 1783.
Parish councils — Church occupied by rioters and cleared by troops.

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1778
In Caniço the church of Espírito Santo was completely destroyed and that of Santo Antão badly ruined.
1779
The foundation stone of the new parish church of Caniço was blessed on 2 August 1779, and the church was solemnly blessed on 28 October 1783.

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