Convent Of Bom Jesus Dos Perdões And Chapel Of Mercy
The Convent of Bom Jesus dos Perdões and Chapel of Mercy ( pt, Capela de Nossa Senhora da Piedade e Recolhimento de Bom Jesus dos Perdões) is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church and convent located in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It was listed as a historic structure by National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1943 and is a contributing property of the Historic Center of Salvador UNESCO World Heritage Site. Location The Convent of Bom Jesus dos Perdões was built on the first range of hills beyond the city center of Salvador. It sits on a narrow street, Rua dos Perdões below the Largo do Santo Antonio, a public square, and both the Church of Santo Antonio Além do Carmo and Forte de Santo Antônio Além do Carmo. The church and convent sit in a dense urban area of small houses and ''sobrados'' built at the end of the 19th century. History Archbishop Luís Álvares gave permission for the construction of a small church and convent as early as 1732. Dom ...
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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 ...
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