Photos of Cabo Espichel

Sanctuary by Fr Antunes

<i><b>On Explore #317 em 4.1.2008</b></i> Há mais de 500 anos, cerca de 1410 foi construída uma ermida para os mareantes, (gentes do mar), para que guardassem uma imagem da Virgem, venerada há muito em cima do rochedo denominado Pedra de Mua. À sua volta foram crescendo modestas casas para receber os peregrinos que aqui demandavam. Dando mais tarde (1715) lugar à construção das hospedarias com sobrados e lojas, também conhecidas pelas casas dos círios. À <b>Senhora do Cabo</b>, designação dada a <b>Santa Maria da Pedra de Mua</b>, afluem vários e numerosos grupos de círios (grandes grupos de peregrinos). Foi ao designado Círio Saloio (peregrinos das redondezas da capital) que coube o incentivo da construção do santuário, conforme se pode ler numa lápide junto à porta da igreja: &quot;Casas de N. Sra. de Cabo feitas por conta do Sírio dos Saloios no ano de 1757 p. acomodação dos mordomos que vierem dar bodo&quot;. ___________________________________________________________________ 500 years ago, around 1410 was built a small church for the seamen, (people of the sea), so that they guarded an image of the Virgin, revered are much on top of the crag called Stone of Mua. To his turn modest houses were growing to receive the pilgrims whom here they were demanding. Giving later (1715) place to the construction of the guest houses with houses and shops also known by the houses of the wax candles. To the <b>Lady of the Promontory</b>, designation given to <b>Saint Mary of Mua Stone </b>, they flow different and numerous groups of wax candles (great groups of pilgrims). It went to the designated Wax candle Country bumpkin (pilgrims of the surroundings of the capital) who fitted the incentive of the construction of the sanctuary, according to it is possible to read in a tombstone near the door of the church: &quot; Houses of Our Lady of the Promontory when accomodation of the butlers who will come to give dinner for paupers was done on account of the pilgrims of the Country bumpkins in the year of 1757 p. &quot;. in Wikipedia
Cabo Espichel is a cape situated on the western coast of the civil parish of Castelo, municipality of Sesimbra, in the Portuguese district of Setúbal. Read further
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