"Nossa Senhora da Escada"
The first chapel of the camp was built in 1652 by settlers and indigenous people, guided by the Jesuits. Already in 1732, due to poor conservation, it was demolished. With the expulsion of the Jesuits from the Captaincy of São Vicente (an area equivalent to the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais together) the administration of the camp at Escada was handed over to the Franciscans who, in 1734, built a new church and annexed accommodation, which started to function as a convent.
Its architecture is typically baroque, with its walls built in rammed earth and wattle and daub. The set represents an architectural pattern from the first centuries of colonization in Brazil.
This is the only Church in Brazil that has the image of "São Longuinho" on the altar, popularly known as the Saint of lost objects.
Evoking "Sao Longuinho" is sure to find something that was lost!
The church is currently in the process of restoration.
Guararema, São Paulo, Brazil.
Fujifilm XT-1, Zoom-Nikkor 43-86mm, K&F adapter.
"Nossa Senhora da Escada"
The first chapel of the camp was built in 1652 by settlers and indigenous people, guided by the Jesuits. Already in 1732, due to poor conservation, it was demolished. With the expulsion of the Jesuits from the Captaincy of São Vicente (an area equivalent to the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais together) the administration of the camp at Escada was handed over to the Franciscans who, in 1734, built a new church and annexed accommodation, which started to function as a convent.
Its architecture is typically baroque, with its walls built in rammed earth and wattle and daub. The set represents an architectural pattern from the first centuries of colonization in Brazil.
This is the only Church in Brazil that has the image of "São Longuinho" on the altar, popularly known as the Saint of lost objects.
Evoking "Sao Longuinho" is sure to find something that was lost!
The church is currently in the process of restoration.
Guararema, São Paulo, Brazil.
Fujifilm XT-1, Zoom-Nikkor 43-86mm, K&F adapter.