Igreja Matriz de Santa Maria da Visitação de Castro Laboreiro
 
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Location of the Santa Maria da Visitação de Castro Laboreiro in Portugal. |
The medieval church Igreja Matriz de Santa Maria da Visitação de Castro Laboreiro , in short: Igreja de Santa Maria da Visitação ( Virgin Mary Visitação ) or Igreja Matriz de Castro Laboreiro , is located in the small town ( Portuguese Vila ) Castro Laboreiro in the municipality ( Portuguese Freguesia ) União das Freguesias de Castro Laboreiro e Lamas de Mouro about 12 km southeast of the district town ( Portuguese concelho ) Melgaço and just under 22 km southwest of the Galician monastery of Celanova ( Spanish Mosteiro de São Salvador de Celanova ), in the district of Viana do Castelo , in northern Portugal .
history
Already in the 9th century the region around Laboreiro ( Portuguese Montes de Laboreiro ) is donated by Alfons III. ( Portuguese Afonso III das Astúrias ) mentioned, but according to legend, the town and church were not founded by Rosendo de Celanova until the 10th century .
The church was first mentioned in 1241, when the Celanova monastery transferred ownership of the church to Sancho II ( Portuguese: Sancho II o Capelo ). 1319, the church is Coming of Christ Order of Bragança entrusted. In 1483 the church fell back to the crown, only to be given over to the Order of Christ in the 16th century.
In 1641 the church fell victim to a fire, but was immediately rebuilt. From 1775, the church was largely renovated and redesigned and received its current baroque appearance.
Since 1977 the church has belonged to the diocese of Viana do Castelo and since 1993 the building has been registered and protected as Imóvel de Interest Público .
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The simple, single-nave hall church made of granite is oriented almost west-east and has a rectangular floor plan. In the east there is a narrower, short rectangular choir , which is separated from the nave by a triumphal arch . The square sacristy to the north is accessible from the choir .
The nave is divided into six bays by five round arches . The arches rest on round pillars with square, profiled capitals . Buttresses on the outside of the church also absorb the pressure of the vaults . The round arches support the tile-roofed gable roof , which is open towards the church and extends over the nave and choir with a constant ridge height .
The rectangular west portal is flanked by two pilaster strips and finished with a straight arch at the top. A simple frieze separates the portal from an overlying quatrefoil . A niche is embedded in the gable , which is flanked by two pilaster strips that support a small round arch.
Pilaster strips with capitals emphasize the corners of the nave. Its effect is further enhanced by the pyramid-shaped attachments closed with balls.
Another portal is in the middle of the south facade. The interior is illuminated by a total of 7 short rectangular windows, 3 in the south facade of the nave, two in the north side and 2 more in the south wall of the choir.
The two-story church tower from the 18th century rises on the north side of the church, slightly behind the flight of the west portal . A rectangular door in the west gives access to the tower; the bell chamber on the upper floor is opened through long rectangular windows with round arches. The corners of the tower are also emphasized by pilaster strips.
Of the interior, the Romanesque granite baptismal font deserves a special mention. The basin, decorated with stylized flowers, rests on a cylindrical base and must have belonged to the original furnishings of the church.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c S.M .: Igreja Matriz de Santa Maria da Visitação de Castro Laboreiro . Direção-Geral do Património Cultural, accessed June 2, 2018 (Portuguese).
- ↑ a b c Paulo Amaral e Alexandra Cerveira: Igreja Paroquial de Castro Laboreiro / Igreja de Santa Maria da Visitação . Direção-Geral do Património Cultural - Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, 1999, accessed on June 2, 2018 (Portuguese).
- ^ Jürgen Strohmaier: Portugal. 1st edition. DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2016, ISBN 978-3-7701-6754-8 , p. 433 .
- ↑ Decree n.º 45/93, DR, I Série B, n.º 280. (PDF): Diário da República. Governo da República Portuguesa, November 30, 1993, p. 6701 , accessed June 2, 2018 (Portuguese).
literature
- Jürgen Strohmaier: Portugal. 1st edition. DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2016, ISBN 978-3-7701-6754-8 , p. 433 .
- Paulo Amaral e Alexandra Cerveira: Igreja Paroquial de Castro Laboreiro / Igreja de Santa Maria da Visitação . Direção-Geral do Património Cultural - Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, 1999, accessed on June 2, 2018 (Portuguese, with extensive literature sv Bibliografia).
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Coordinates: 42 ° 1 '49.3 " N , 8 ° 9' 29.1" W.