Place parish Quinta Grande Câmara de Lobos
Quinta Grande
Quinta Grande · Câmara de Lobos
parish in the municipality of Câmara de Lobos, Madeira
Quinta Grande is a parish in the municipality of Câmara de Lobos, named after the largest Jesuit estate, which was sold for 140,000 cruzados. It became a curacy in 1820 and was separated from Campanário as an autonomous parish in 1848, with its seat at the chapel of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, whose feast is celebrated there. It became a julgado of the Funchal comarca in 1927.
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- Igreja — Parish containing the locality.
- Jesuits — Largest Jesuit estate, sold for 140,000 cruzados and now a parish.
- Pilgrimage festivals — Feast of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios.
- Funchal (judicial district) — Became a julgado of the Funchal comarca in 1927.
- Câmara de Lobos (municipality) — Parish created in 1848 and added to the municipality.
- Girão (cape) — Parish crossed by the national road from which the branch road to the cliff top was planned.
- True Cross (Chapel of the) — Parish to which the chapel has belonged since 1848.
- Estreito de Câmara de Lobos (parish) — Bordering parish to the west.
- Our Lady of the Chair (chapel) — Parish within whose present limits the chapel stood.
- St Anthony (chapels) — Parish of the Quinta do Pomar.
- Câmara de Lobos (parish) — Western neighbouring parish.
- Campanário (parish) — A parish separated from Campanário in 1848; it was named after a Jesuit estate.
- Quinta — Parish containing the locality.
- Aviceiro — The parish in which Aviceiro lies.