The Church of Our Lady of the Mount () is the main church in the

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of Monte, in

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island.

History

In 1470 a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of the Incarnation was built on this mount by Adão Gonçalves Ferreira, the first man born in

island. On 10 June 1741, the first stone of the current Church dedicated to Our Lady of the Mount was laid. A few months after the church was completed, the Church was seriously affected by an earthquake on 31 March 1748. It was rebuilt and on 20 December 1818 the Church was finally consecrated by the Archbishop of Meliapor and administrator of the Diocese D. Frei Joaquim de Meneses e Ataíde. Emperor

Charles I of Austria Charles I or Karl I (german: Karl Franz Josef Ludwig Hubert Georg Otto Maria, hu, Károly Ferenc József Lajos Hubert György Ottó Mária; 17 August 18871 April 1922) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary (as Charles IV, ), King of Croatia, ...

died in exile on Madeira island and was laid to rest in the church.

Festival

The

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was first celebrated on 15 August 1551 and is one of the biggest arraials (street party) still celebrated today on the grounds of the church, where fires are made by locals and local food is made such as

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, and

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Gallery

File:Monte-funchal 01.jpg File:Funchal Igreja do Monte.jpg File:In der Kirche von Monte (Madeira), wurde der letzte Kaiser von Österreich, Karl I. beerdigt. 01.jpg File:In der Kirche von Monte (Madeira), wurde der letzte Kaiser von Österreich, Karl I. beerdigt. 07.jpg File:Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte, Madeira (15962340674).jpg File:Karl I. von Österreich - Gedenkplatte in Monte (Madeira).jpg File:KarlI Chapel Monte 2016.jpg File:Karl I. von Österreich - Denkmal in Monte (Madeira).jpg

References

External links

{{Commons category-inline, Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte (Funchal), Church of Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church in Madeira Roman Catholic churches completed in 1741 Churches in Madeira 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Portugal Charles I of Austria