Capela dos Ossos (Faro)

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The Capela dos Ossos ( Bones Chapel ) is an ossuary in Faro , Portugal, which belongs to the 18th century Baroque Carmelite church Nossa Senhora do Carmo .

Capela dos Ossos

The inscription can be read above the entrance:

Pára aqui a considerar que a este estado hás-de chegar

in approximately:

Stop for a moment and consider that you will reach this state.

The approximately 4 by 6 meter chapel was built with the bones of more than 1000 monks from the Carmelite order and consecrated in 1816. It is located within the church's cloister garden and consists of 1245 skulls.

Web links

Commons : Capela dos Ossos  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.zooglea.com la capilla de los huesos ( Memento from March 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Portuguese
  2. ↑ www.magisch-reisen.de Bone Chapel in Faro / Portugal, accessed on March 7, 2014
  3. ↑ www.portugal-live.de Faro - Igreja do Carmo accessed on March 7, 2014
  4. ↑ www.freibeuter-reisen.org Faro - la capela dos ossos accessed on March 7, 2014

Coordinates: 37 ° 1 ′ 11.6 ″  N , 7 ° 56 ′ 4.3 ″  W.