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Church Of Pantaleão
The Church of Pantaleão () is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. It was consecrated as the Church of Saint John of the City (''Igreja de São José a Cidade''), but is now the Church of São Pantaleão and Saint Joseph (Igreja de São José e São Pantaleão). The church is dedicated to Saint Joseph. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão, and is the parish church of the Saint Joseph and Saint Pantaleon Parish (Paróquia São José e São Pantaleão). It was built by Pantaleão Rodrigues de Castro and Pedro da Cunha, wealthy residents of São Luís. Construction began on the church in 1780 during the Portuguese colonial period; it was only completed in 1817, shortly before the Independence of Brazil in 1822. Rodrigues and Da Cunha died before the completion of the church, but the work was continued by their sons and heirs. The Church of Pantaleão was built in the late Baroque style, with a plain façade flanke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Luís, Maranhão
São Luís (; "Saint Louis") is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. The city is located on Upaon-açu Island or Ilha de São Luís, in the Baía de São Marcos (''Saint Mark's Bay''), an extension of the Atlantic Ocean which forms the estuary of Pindaré, Mearim, Itapecuru and other rivers. Its coordinates are 2.53° south, 44.30° west. São Luís has the second largest maritime extension within Brazilian states. Its maritime extension is 640 km (397 miles). The city proper has a population of some 1,037,775 people (2022 IBGE census). The metropolitan area totals 1,536,017, ranked as the 15th largest in Brazil. São Luís, created originally as ''Saint-Louis-de-Maragnan'', is the only Brazilian state capital founded by France (see France Équinoxiale) and it is one of the three Brazilian state capitals located on islands (the others are Vitória and Florianópolis). The historic center of the city (dating from the 17th century) has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
