Quinta do Leme
Santo António · Funchal
parish of Santo António, municipality of Funchal, Madeira
Inhabited locality and estate in the parish of Santo António, Funchal. It was the family seat and entailed estate of the Leme family, with António de Leme's house and the chapel of São Filipe. It is also recorded as the limit of public lighting in Santo António.
1Mentioned in
- St Philip (chapel) — Site of António de Leme's house and São Filipe chapel.
- Leme — Family seat and entailed estate of the Lemes.
- Street lighting — Limit of lighting in Santo António.
- Funchal – I. Origin of the name — Point on the 1927 limit.
- City limits — Point on the 1927 boundary.
2Chronology
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António de Leme built the chapel of São Filipe at the Quinta do Leme, dated 1535 by Álvaro Rodrigues de Azevedo and 1536 elsewhere.
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Inácio da Câmara Leme rebuilt the chapel of São Filipe at the Quinta do Leme.
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On the night of 31 March to 1 April 1748 a violent earthquake struck Madeira, causing few deaths but heavy damage to buildings, including the cathedral, the bishops' palace, the customs house, the Monte church, the Mosteiro Novo house and numerous chapels and parish churches.
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Francisco Aurélio da Câmara Leme rebuilt the Chapel of São Filipe and the manor house at Quinta do Leme, Santo António.