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Nossa Senhora Da Conceição Church (Boa Vista)
Nossa Senhora da Conceição church (Portuguese for Our Lady of Conception) is a church at the southeastern edge of the village Povoação Velha, on the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde.Kapverdische Inseln, Dumont Reisetaschenbuch, 3rd edition, 2007, It sits at the foot of the mountain Rocha Estância. It was built in 1828. Its interior is decorated with a colourfully painted chancel that has numerous little images of saints. Each year on December 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated and forms one of the major religious celebrations on the island. See also *List of buildings and structures in Cape Verde *List of churches in Cape Verde This is a list of churches, cathedrals and chapels in Cape Verde. Boa Vista *Nossa Senhora da Conceição church (Boa Vista), Nossa Senhora da Conceição - Povoação Velha *Curral Velho, Cape Verde, Curral Velho church - reopened around 201 ... References Roman Catholic churches in Cape Verde Boa Vista, Cape Verde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boa Vista, Cape Verde
Boa Vista (Portuguese language, Portuguese for "good view"), sometimes incorrectly spelled Boavista, is a desert-like island that belongs to the Cape Verde Islands. At , it is the third largest island of the Cape Verde archipelago. The island of Boa Vista is closer to the African continent than all the other islands in Cape Verde, being the easternmost island of all. The distance between Boa Vista and Senegal is only 450 km. The capital of Boa Vista, Sal Rei, is located in the north-western part of the island. Boa Vista is mainly known for its beaches, turtles and traditional music. Geography Boa Vista is the third largest island after Santo Antão and Santiago, with an area of 631.1 square kilometres. It is situated south of Sal and north of Maio. The island is generally flat, but it has numerous hills like Monte Estância (the highest point of the island at 387 m), [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands lie between west of Cap-Vert, the westernmost point of continental Africa. The List of islands of Cape Verde, Cape Verde islands form part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Savage Isles. The Cape Verde archipelago was uninhabited until the 15th century, when Portuguese Empire, Portuguese explorers colonized the islands, establishing one of the first Age of Discovery, European settlements in the tropics. Due to its strategic position, Cape Verde became a significant location in the Atlantic slave trade, transatlantic slave trade during the 16th and 17th centuries. The islands experienced economic growth during this period, driven by their role by the rapid emergence of merchants, priva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide as of 2025. 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.Gerald O'Collins, O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and Eparchy, eparchies List of Catholic dioceses (structured view), around the world, each overseen by one or more Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the Papal supremacy, chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception is the doctrine that the Virgin Mary was free of original sin from the moment of her conception. It is one of the four Mariology, Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church. Debated by medieval theologians, it was not defined as a Dogma in the Catholic Church, dogma until 1854, by Pope Pius IX in the papal bull ''Ineffabilis Deus''. While the Immaculate Conception asserts Mary's freedom from original sin, the Council of Trent, held between 1545 and 1563, had previously affirmed her freedom from Catholic hamartiology, personal sin. The Immaculate Conception became a popular subject in literature, but its abstract nature meant it was late in appearing as a subject in works of art. The iconography of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception shows Mary standing, with arms outstretched or hands clasped in prayer. The feast day of the Immaculate Conception is December 8. Many Protestant churches rejected the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception as unscriptural, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Povoação Velha
Povoação Velha is a village in the southwestern part of the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde.Patrimonio cultural Municipality of Boa Vista The village is around 16 km south of the island capital Sal Rei. Geography Povoação Velha is situated at the foot of the 357 m high Rocha Estância.Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista- Municipality of Boa Vista, March 2013 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocha Estância
Rocha Estância is a mountain in the southwestern part of the island Boa Vista in Cape Verde, east of the village of Povoação Velha. Its elevation is 357 meters. It is part of a protected area (category ''Natural Monument'') covering 253 ha.Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista - Municipality (and Island) of Boa Vista, March 2013 Resolução nº 36/2016 Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas The [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feast Of The Immaculate Conception
The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception celebrates the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on 8 December, nine months before the feast of the Nativity of Mary on 8 September. It is one of the most important Marian feasts in the liturgical calendar of the Latin Church. By pontifical decree, it is the Patronages of the Immaculate Conception, patronal feast day of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Italy, Korea, Nicaragua, Paraguay, the Philippines, Spain, the United States, and Uruguay. By royal decree, it is designated as the day honoring the patroness of Portugal. Since 1953, the Pope visits the Column of the Immaculate Conception, Rome, Column of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna to offer expiatory prayers commemorating the solemn event. The feast was solemnized as a holy day of obligation on 6 December 1708, by the papal bull ''Commissi Nobis Divinitus'' of Pope Clement XI. It is celebrated with Masses, parades, fireworks, processions, food and cultur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Buildings And Structures In Cape Verde
This article is a list of buildings and structures in Cape Verde ordered by city or island: Boa Vista *Nossa Senhora da Conceição church in Povoação Velha *Aristides Pereira International Airport near Rabil *Forte Duque de Bragança on Ilhéu de Sal Rei *Estádio Municipal Arsénio Ramos in Sal Rei Brava * Esperadinha Airport (closed) *Estádio Aquiles de Oliveira in Nova Sintra *Ilhéu de Cima Lighthouse Fogo * Estádio Municipal Francisco José Rodrigues in Mosteiros *Estádio Monte Pelado in Cova Figueira *Estádio 5 de Julho in São Filipe * Museu Municipal de São Filipe in São Filipe *São Filipe Airport near São Filipe Maio *Estádio Municipal 20 de Janeiro - Cidade do Maio - multiuse stadium Sal *Amílcar Cabral International Airport, Espargos *Estádio Marcelo Leitão, Espargos * Farol da Ponta do Sinó, Santa Maria * Farol de Ponta de Vera Cruz, Santa Maria * Farol de Pedra de Lume, Pedra de Lume * Farol da Ponta Norte Santiago Santo Antão *Estád ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Churches In Cape Verde
This is a list of churches, cathedrals and chapels in Cape Verde. Boa Vista *Nossa Senhora da Conceição church (Boa Vista), Nossa Senhora da Conceição - Povoação Velha *Curral Velho, Cape Verde, Curral Velho church - reopened around 2010 *Espingueira church *Capela de Nossa Senhora de Fátima - north of Sal Rei - abandoned *Rabil church *Sal Rei Nazarene church *Santa Isabel church - Sal Rei1 *Capela de Santo António - Povoação Velha *São João Batista church - Fundo das Figueiras1 Brava *Avedomar Estrela church - Furna, Cape Verde, Furna *Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Brava - one of Cape Verde's first Mormon churches *Cachaço, Cape Verde, Cachaço church *Chapel in Mato Grande *Church in Fajã de Água *Nossa Senhora do Monte church, Nossa Senhora do Monte, Cape Verde, Nossa Senhora do Monte1 *Nova Sintra Apostolic church *Nova Sintra Adventist church *Santa Bárbara church - Santa Bárbara *São João Batista church - Nova Sintra1 Fogo *Chã das C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Churches In Cape Verde
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