Bom Jesus Sanctuary Braga city
Bom Jesus do Monte is a Portuguese sanctuary in the surroundings of the city of Braga, in northern Portugal. Its name means Good Jesus of the mount.
The Sanctuary is a notable example of pilgrimage site with a monumental, Baroque stairway that climbs 116 metres (381 feet). It is an important tourist attraction of Braga.
Many hilltops in Portugal and other parts of Europe have been sites of religious devotion since antiquity, and it is possible that the Bom Jesus hill was one of these. However, the first indication of a chapel over the hill dates from 1373. This chapel - dedicated to the Holy Cross - was rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries. In 1629 a pilgrimage church was built dedicated to the Bom Jesus (Good Jesus), with six chapels dedicated to the Passion of Christ.
The present Sanctuary started being built in 1722, under the patronage of the Archbishop of Braga, Rodrigo de Moura Telles. His coat of arms is seen over the gateway, in the beginning of the stairway. Under his direction the first stairway row, with chapels dedicated to the Via Crucis, were completed. Each chapel is decorated with terra cotta sculptures depicting the Passion of Christ. He also sponsored the next segment of stairways, which has a zigzag shape and is dedicated to the Five Senses. Each sense (Sight, Smell, Hearing, Touch, Taste) is represented by a different fountain. At the end of this stairway, a Baroque church was built around 1725 by architect Manuel Pinto Vilalobos.
The works on the first chapels, stairways and church proceeded through the 18th century. In an area behind the church (the Terreiro dos Evangelistas), three octagonal chapels were built in the 1760s with statues depicting episodes that occur after the Crucifixion, like the meeting of Jesus with Mary Magdalene. The exterior design of the beautiful chapels is attributed to renowned Braga architect André Soares. Around these chapels there are four Baroque fountains with statues of the Evangelists, also dating from the 1760s
Around 1781, archbishop Gaspar de Bragança decided to complete the ensemble by adding a third segment of stairways and a new church. The third stairway also follows a zigzag pattern and is dedicated to the Three Theological Virtues: Faith, Hope and Charity, each with its fountain. The old church was demolished and a new one was built following a Neoclassic design by architect Carlos Amarante. This new church, began in 1784, had its interior decorated in the beginning of the 19th century and was consecrated in 1834. The main altarpiece is dedicated to the Crucifixion.
In the 19th century, the area around the church and stairway was expropriated and turned into a park. In 1882, to facilitate the access to the Sanctuary, the Bom Jesus funicular was built linking the city of Braga to the hill. This was the first funicular to be built in the Iberian Peninsula and is still in use.
The design of the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus, with its Baroque nature emphasised by the zigzag form of its stairways, influenced many other sites in Portugal (like Lamego) and colonial Brazil, like the Sanctuary of Congonhas. As the pilgrims climbed the stairs, they encountered a theological programme that contrasted the senses of the material world with the virtues of the spirit, at the same time as they experienced the scenes of the Passion of Christ. The culmination of the effort was the temple of God, the church on the top of the hill. The presence of several fountains along the stairways give the idea of purification of the faithful.
The new church (built 1784–1834) by Carlos Amarante was one of the first Neoclassic churches of Portugal
English
city in the Braga Municipality in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the Braga District, the oldest archdiocese and one of the major cities of the country. Braga is the oldest Portuguese city and, one of the oldest Christian cities in the World. With an urban population of 175,063, Braga is the seventh largest municipality in Portugal by population (including the city and suburban parishes, the municipality had a total of 62 parishes and 175,063 inhabitants as of 2007). Braga is also the center of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Minho with a population of 826,833 (2007) one of the fastest growing urban areas in the European Union.[citation needed] Under the Roman Empire, as Bracara Augusta, it was capital of the province Gallaecia. The urban area extends from the (river) Cavado to the (river) Este. Braga is serviced by regional and fast trains to Porto and Lisbon. The city of Oporto (Porto) is about 53 km. The present Mayor is Francisco Soares Mesquita Machado, elected from the Socialist Party.
Português
Braga é a mais antiga cidade portuguesa e uma das cidades cristãs mais antigas do mundo; fundada no tempo dos romanos como Bracara Augusta, conta com mais de 2000 anos de História como cidade. Situada no Norte de Portugal, mais propriamente no Vale do Cávado, Braga possui 176 154 habitantes no seu concelho (2008), sendo o centro da região Minhota com mais de um milhão de habitantes (2007).
É uma cidade cheia de cultura e tradições, onde a História e a religião vivem lado a lado com a indústria tecnológica.
Na gíria popular é conhecida como:
Na "Cidade dos Arcebispos", durante séculos o seu Arcebispo foi o mais importante na Península Ibérica; É ainda detentor do título de Primaz das Espanhas.
A "Roma Portuguesa": no século XVI o arcebispo D. Diogo de Sousa, influenciado pela sua visita à cidade de Roma, desenha uma nova cidade onde as praças e igrejas abundam tal como em Roma. A este título está também associado o facto de existirem inúmeras igrejas por km² em Braga. É, ainda, considerada como o maior centro de estudos religiosos em Portugal
A "Cidade Barroca": durante o século XVIII o arquitecto André Soares transforma a cidade de Braga no Ex-Libris do Barroco em Portugal.
A "Cidade Romana": no tempo dos romanos ser a maior e mais importante cidade situada no território onde seria Portugal. Ausónio, ilustre letrado de Bordéus e prefeito da Aquitânia, incluiu Bracara Augusta entre as grandes cidades do Império Romano.
A "Capital do Minho" ou o "Coração do Minho", por estar localizada no centro desta província. Braga reúne um pouco de todo o Minho e todo o Minho tem um pouco de Braga.
A "Cidade dos Três Sacro-Montes": são santuários situados a Sudeste da cidade numa cadeia montanhosa, e são pela ordem Este a Sul: O Bom Jesus, Sameiro e a Falperra (Sta. Maria Madalena e Sta. Marta das Cortiças).
A cidade está estritamente ligada a todo o Minho: a Norte situa-se o tradicional Alto Minho, a Este o Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês, a Sul as terras senhoriais de Basto e o industrial Ave e a Oeste o litoral marítimo Minhoto.
Bom Jesus Sanctuary Braga city
Bom Jesus do Monte is a Portuguese sanctuary in the surroundings of the city of Braga, in northern Portugal. Its name means Good Jesus of the mount.
The Sanctuary is a notable example of pilgrimage site with a monumental, Baroque stairway that climbs 116 metres (381 feet). It is an important tourist attraction of Braga.
Many hilltops in Portugal and other parts of Europe have been sites of religious devotion since antiquity, and it is possible that the Bom Jesus hill was one of these. However, the first indication of a chapel over the hill dates from 1373. This chapel - dedicated to the Holy Cross - was rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries. In 1629 a pilgrimage church was built dedicated to the Bom Jesus (Good Jesus), with six chapels dedicated to the Passion of Christ.
The present Sanctuary started being built in 1722, under the patronage of the Archbishop of Braga, Rodrigo de Moura Telles. His coat of arms is seen over the gateway, in the beginning of the stairway. Under his direction the first stairway row, with chapels dedicated to the Via Crucis, were completed. Each chapel is decorated with terra cotta sculptures depicting the Passion of Christ. He also sponsored the next segment of stairways, which has a zigzag shape and is dedicated to the Five Senses. Each sense (Sight, Smell, Hearing, Touch, Taste) is represented by a different fountain. At the end of this stairway, a Baroque church was built around 1725 by architect Manuel Pinto Vilalobos.
The works on the first chapels, stairways and church proceeded through the 18th century. In an area behind the church (the Terreiro dos Evangelistas), three octagonal chapels were built in the 1760s with statues depicting episodes that occur after the Crucifixion, like the meeting of Jesus with Mary Magdalene. The exterior design of the beautiful chapels is attributed to renowned Braga architect André Soares. Around these chapels there are four Baroque fountains with statues of the Evangelists, also dating from the 1760s
Around 1781, archbishop Gaspar de Bragança decided to complete the ensemble by adding a third segment of stairways and a new church. The third stairway also follows a zigzag pattern and is dedicated to the Three Theological Virtues: Faith, Hope and Charity, each with its fountain. The old church was demolished and a new one was built following a Neoclassic design by architect Carlos Amarante. This new church, began in 1784, had its interior decorated in the beginning of the 19th century and was consecrated in 1834. The main altarpiece is dedicated to the Crucifixion.
In the 19th century, the area around the church and stairway was expropriated and turned into a park. In 1882, to facilitate the access to the Sanctuary, the Bom Jesus funicular was built linking the city of Braga to the hill. This was the first funicular to be built in the Iberian Peninsula and is still in use.
The design of the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus, with its Baroque nature emphasised by the zigzag form of its stairways, influenced many other sites in Portugal (like Lamego) and colonial Brazil, like the Sanctuary of Congonhas. As the pilgrims climbed the stairs, they encountered a theological programme that contrasted the senses of the material world with the virtues of the spirit, at the same time as they experienced the scenes of the Passion of Christ. The culmination of the effort was the temple of God, the church on the top of the hill. The presence of several fountains along the stairways give the idea of purification of the faithful.
The new church (built 1784–1834) by Carlos Amarante was one of the first Neoclassic churches of Portugal
English
city in the Braga Municipality in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the Braga District, the oldest archdiocese and one of the major cities of the country. Braga is the oldest Portuguese city and, one of the oldest Christian cities in the World. With an urban population of 175,063, Braga is the seventh largest municipality in Portugal by population (including the city and suburban parishes, the municipality had a total of 62 parishes and 175,063 inhabitants as of 2007). Braga is also the center of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Minho with a population of 826,833 (2007) one of the fastest growing urban areas in the European Union.[citation needed] Under the Roman Empire, as Bracara Augusta, it was capital of the province Gallaecia. The urban area extends from the (river) Cavado to the (river) Este. Braga is serviced by regional and fast trains to Porto and Lisbon. The city of Oporto (Porto) is about 53 km. The present Mayor is Francisco Soares Mesquita Machado, elected from the Socialist Party.
Português
Braga é a mais antiga cidade portuguesa e uma das cidades cristãs mais antigas do mundo; fundada no tempo dos romanos como Bracara Augusta, conta com mais de 2000 anos de História como cidade. Situada no Norte de Portugal, mais propriamente no Vale do Cávado, Braga possui 176 154 habitantes no seu concelho (2008), sendo o centro da região Minhota com mais de um milhão de habitantes (2007).
É uma cidade cheia de cultura e tradições, onde a História e a religião vivem lado a lado com a indústria tecnológica.
Na gíria popular é conhecida como:
Na "Cidade dos Arcebispos", durante séculos o seu Arcebispo foi o mais importante na Península Ibérica; É ainda detentor do título de Primaz das Espanhas.
A "Roma Portuguesa": no século XVI o arcebispo D. Diogo de Sousa, influenciado pela sua visita à cidade de Roma, desenha uma nova cidade onde as praças e igrejas abundam tal como em Roma. A este título está também associado o facto de existirem inúmeras igrejas por km² em Braga. É, ainda, considerada como o maior centro de estudos religiosos em Portugal
A "Cidade Barroca": durante o século XVIII o arquitecto André Soares transforma a cidade de Braga no Ex-Libris do Barroco em Portugal.
A "Cidade Romana": no tempo dos romanos ser a maior e mais importante cidade situada no território onde seria Portugal. Ausónio, ilustre letrado de Bordéus e prefeito da Aquitânia, incluiu Bracara Augusta entre as grandes cidades do Império Romano.
A "Capital do Minho" ou o "Coração do Minho", por estar localizada no centro desta província. Braga reúne um pouco de todo o Minho e todo o Minho tem um pouco de Braga.
A "Cidade dos Três Sacro-Montes": são santuários situados a Sudeste da cidade numa cadeia montanhosa, e são pela ordem Este a Sul: O Bom Jesus, Sameiro e a Falperra (Sta. Maria Madalena e Sta. Marta das Cortiças).
A cidade está estritamente ligada a todo o Minho: a Norte situa-se o tradicional Alto Minho, a Este o Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês, a Sul as terras senhoriais de Basto e o industrial Ave e a Oeste o litoral marítimo Minhoto.