Place sítio/locality Santo António Funchal
Pico do Cardo
Santo António · Funchal
parish of Santo António, municipality of Funchal, Madeira
A 438 m hill and locality in Santo António parish, Funchal, the site of a Jesuit quinta and residence where Inácio de Azevedo and his companions stayed. The estate had a chapel of Nossa Senhora do Pópulo and a 1727 Santa Quitéria chapel, and it was later sold for 7 contos.
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- Azevedo (Blessed Inácio de) — Site of the quinta and chapel where a memorial stone to the martyrs was placed.
- St Quiteria (chantries) — Site of the quinta where the 1727 chapel was built; the locality took its name from it.
- Popular riots — Site of the Jesuit country house the governor was heading to in 1668.
- Jesuits — Jesuit residence and quinta, later sold for 7 contos.
- Santo António (parish) — Site of the former Jesuit chapel of Nossa Senhora do Populo.
- Our Lady of the People (chapel) — Site giving the chapel its popular name.
- Inscribed stones — Jesuit estate where Inácio de Azevedo and companions stayed.
2Chronology
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The Jesuits acquired the Pico do Cardo property in Santo António.
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The deed of endowment of the Santa Quitéria chapel at Pico do Cardo was signed.
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A memorial stone to the Jesuit martyrs led by Inácio de Azevedo was erected at Pico do Cardo.
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The chapel of Santa Quitéria at Pico do Cardo was found desecrated and long disused.