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Church And Convent Of Santa Cruz
The Church and Convent of Santa Cruz ( pt, Igreja e Convento de Santa Cruz), also known as the Church and Convent of São Francisco ( pt, Igreja e Convento de São Francisco) is a 17th-century Roman Catholic structure located in São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil. It is built in the Baroque style and occupies the north of São Francisco Square. The Church and Convent of Santa Cruz was listed as a historic structure by National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1943. The facility is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão. Location The Church and Convent of Santa Cruz is located on a large slope of land with its façade facing São Francisco Square. It is in close proximity to the Misericórdia Hospital and Church of São Cristóvão, and sits opposite of the Historical Museum of Sergipe. Structure The Church and Convent of Santa Cruz is sprawling two-story structure built around a cloister. The str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bell Tower
A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none. Such a tower commonly serves as part of a Christian church, and will contain church bells, but there are also many secular bell towers, often part of a municipal building, an educational establishment, or a tower built specifically to house a carillon. Church bell towers often incorporate clocks, and secular towers usually do, as a public service. The term campanile (, also , ), deriving from the Italian ''campanile'', which in turn derives from ''campana'', meaning "bell", is synonymous with ''bell tower''; though in English usage campanile tends to be used to refer to a free standing bell tower. A bell tower may also in some traditions be called a belfry, though this term may also refer specifically to the substructure that houses the bells and the ringers rather than the complete tower. The tallest free-standing bell tower in the world, high, is the Mortegliano B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Churches In Sergipe
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National Heritage Sites Of Sergipe
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17th-century Roman Catholic Church Buildings In Brazil
The 17th century lasted from January 1, 1601 ( MDCI), to December 31, 1700 ( MDCC). It falls into the early modern period of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing) was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement, the latter part of the Spanish Golden Age, the Dutch Golden Age, the French ''Grand Siècle'' dominated by Louis XIV, the Scientific Revolution, the world's first public company and megacorporation known as the Dutch East India Company, and according to some historians, the General Crisis. From the mid-17th century, European politics were increasingly dominated by the Kingdom of France of Louis XIV, where royal power was solidified domestically in the civil war of the Fronde. The semi-feudal territorial French nobility was weakened and subjugated to the power of an absolute monarchy through the reinvention of the Palace of Versailles from a hunting lodge to a gilded prison, in which a greatly expanded royal court could be more easily k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baroque Church Buildings In Brazil
The Baroque (, ; ) is a Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including the Iberian Peninsula it continued, together with new styles, until the first decade of the 19th century. It followed Renaissance art and Mannerism and preceded the Rococo (in the past often referred to as "late Baroque") and Neoclassicism, Neoclassical styles. It was encouraged by the Catholic Church as a means to counter the simplicity and austerity of Protestant architecture, art, and music, though Lutheran art#Baroque period, Lutheran Baroque art developed in parts of Europe as well. The Baroque style used contrast, movement, exuberant detail, deep colour, grandeur, and surprise to achieve a sense of awe. The style began at the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of The Third Order Of Mount Carmel (São Cristóvão)
The Church of the Third Order of Mount Carmel ( pt, Igreja da Ordem Terceira do Carmo) is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church in São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil. It, along with the First Order Church and Convent of Mount Carmel form a large-scale religious complex at the south of the ''cidade alta'', or upper city, of the town. The Third Order church was completed in 1739 after the First Order Church and Monastery; the two form a harmonious whole. The Carmlite complex is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of São Francisco Square; it was separatedly listed as a historic structure by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1941. History The history of the construction of the Carmelite complex in São Cristóvão is unclear. The Carmelites entered São Cristóvão by the early 17th century and built at least a convent; its extence was verified during the Dutch occupation of São Cristóvão from 1636 to 1644. The Dutch destroyed São Cristóv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Our Lady Of Protection (São Cristóvão)
The Church of Our Lady of Protection ( pt, Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Amparo) is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church in São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil. It is located the ''cidade alta'', or upper city, of the town in close proximity to the Carmelite complex of the First Order Church and Convent of Mount Carmel and the Third Order of Mount Carmel. The church is dedicated to Our Lady of Protection and is the property of the Archdiocese of Aracaju. In the rigidly socially stratified society of colonial Brazil the churches of Our Lady of Protection were built by and for people of mixed race. The church is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of São Francisco Square; it was separately listed as a historic structure by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1962. Location The Church of Our Lady of Protection is located on the southernmost street of the ''cidade alta'', or upper city, of São Cristóvão on Rua Messias Prado. The church sits on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parish Church Of Our Lady Of Victory
The Parish Church of Our Lady of Victory ( pt, Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Vitória) is a 17th-century Roman Catholic church in São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil. The church is one of the earliest remaining structures in both the municipality of São Cristóvão and the state of Sergipe; it is also one of the main elements of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão. The church is dedicated to Our Lady of Victory and remains home to an active congregation and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aracaju, Archdiocese of Aracaju. While the church was constructed in 1608, it was heavily damaged during the Dutch Brazil, Dutch occupation of São Cristóvão from 1637 to 1645. It was restored in the 17th century and subsequently modified in the 19th century. While the interior of the church is simple, it has paintings attributed to the artist José Teófilo de Jesus (1758-1847). The Parish Church of Our Lady of Victory was l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Our Lady Of The Rosary Of Black Men (São Cristóvão)
The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of Black Men ( pt, Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Homens Pretos) is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church located in São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil. The church is located on Rua Cel. Erondino Prado 187. It is one of numerous churches across Brazil constructed by the Afro-Brazilian brotherhoods associated with Our Lady of the Rosary (''Nossa Senhora do Rosário''). The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary was listed as a historic structure by National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1943. It is located near, but not within the zone of São Francisco Square UNESCO World Heritage Site. History The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of Black Men was constructed in 1746. Religious brotherhoods formed across Brazil across the population in the 18th century, and likewise formed among African slaves who converted to Catholicism. Worship at Parish Church of Our Lady of Victory was restricted to residents of Portug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal University Of Sergipe
The Federal University of Sergipe ( pt, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, UFS) is a Brazilian public institution based in Sergipe, with campuses in São Cristóvão, Aracaju, Itabaiana, Laranjeiras, and Lagarto. Founded in 1967 by the junction of the state's existing colleges, it became its second university (the first being the University of Tiradentes, a private institution founded in 1962) and its first public one. It became the state's most reputable and disputed higher education institution, ranking among the country's 40 best universities and Latin America's top 200 list. History Following national education reforms, the university became a new, unified campus in São Cristóvão throughout the 1980s. In 1987, the fully transferred UFS inaugurated its new campus, which became the institution's headquarters. During the 1990s, after the creation of 45 new undergraduate courses, there was an emphasis on technology and academic specialization: the Pólo de Novas Tecnologias ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archdiocese Of Aracaju
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aracaju ( la, Archidioecesis Aracaiuensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese in the State of Sergipe, northeastern Brazil. Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral (''Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao''), dedicated to Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, in the city of Aracaju. Two World Heritage Sites are owned by the Archdiocese in São Cristóvão, Sergipe: the Misericórdia Hospital and Church (''Igreja de Santa Casa de Misericórdia'') and the Church and Convent of Santa Cruz, also known as the Church and Convent of Saint Francis. Statistics As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,086,000 Catholics (84.1% of 1,292,000 total) on 7,019 km² in 99 parishes with 159 priests (129 diocesan, 30 religious), 21 deacons, 321 lay religious (119 brothers, 202 sisters) and 34 seminarians. History It was established on January 3, 1910, as Diocese of Aracaju, on territory split off from the Metropo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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