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Nossa Senhora do Rosario church (Portuguese for
Our Lady of the Rosary Our Lady of the Rosary (), also known as Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, is a Titles of Mary, Marian title. The Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, formerly known as Feast of Our Lady of Victory and Feast of the Holy Rosary is celebrated on 7 October ...
) is a 15th century church in the town of
Cidade Velha Cidade Velha (, Portuguese for "old city", also: ''Santiago de Cabo Verde'') is a cityisland of Santiago,
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 ...
. It is located in the northwest of the town, near the right (west) bank of the stream
Ribeira Grande de Santiago Ribeira Grande de Santiago is a ''Administrative divisions of Cape Verde, concelho'' (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the southwestern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde, Santiago. Its seat is the city Cidade Velha. Its popu ...
. The historic centre of Cidade Velha is an UNESCO
World Heritage Site World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an treaty, international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural ...
since June 2009.


History

The main part of the church was built in 1495, which makes it the oldest surviving building of Cidade Velha. Its
Manueline The Manueline (, ), occasionally known as Portuguese late Gothic, is the sumptuous, composite Portuguese architectural style originating in the 16th century, during the Portuguese Renaissance and Age of Discoveries. Manueline architecture inco ...
side chapel is a rare example of
Gothic architecture Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High Middle Ages, High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. It evolved f ...
in Sub-Saharan Africa. The church has been heavily restored.Cidade Velha, Centre historique de Ribeira Grande
Proposition d’inscription sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial, p. 31-32


See also

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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 ...
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List of buildings and structures in Santiago, Cape Verde This is a list of buildings and structures in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. The list is ordered by municipality. Praia *Complexo Desportivo Adega *Arquivo Histórico Nacional (Cape Verde), Capeverdean National Archives (ANCV) * ...


References

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