São Brissos (chapel)

Anta São Brissos converted into a chapel

São Brissos (or Nossa Senhora do Livramento ) is a small Kapellenanta between the villages of Valverde and Santiago do Escoural in the Beja district of Portugal . It is about the conversion of a prehistoric to a Christian cult building .

The conversion of the megalithic complex into a chapel probably took place in the 17th century. The vestibule of the chapel was added to the four bearing stones of a large ante and to the huge capstone. The fifth bearing stone, presumably the former forehead stone of the Anta, is nearby and probably once stood at the site of today's entrance to the chapel. The corridor and the hill of the Anta have completely disappeared. Both the Anta and the chapel have a rather unusual southwest orientation.

See also

• Megaliths in the Évora district
• Santa Maria Madalena (Alcobertas)

literature

• Thomas G. Schattner (Ed.): Archaeological guide through Portugal (= cultural history of the ancient world . Vol. 74). Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 1998, ISBN 3-8053-2313-1 .
• Jürgen E. Walkowitz: The megalithic syndrome. European cult sites of the Stone Age (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 36). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2003, ISBN 3-930036-70-3 .
• Ana Palma dos Santos: Monumentos megalíticos do Alto Alentejo . Lisbon 1994, ISBN 972-918416-X .

Web links

Commons : Anta de São Brissos  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• 6 photographs of the Nossa Senhora do Livramento chapel near São Brissos

Coordinates: 38 ° 31 '28.6 "  N , 8 ° 7' 46.1"  W.