Igreja de N. S. do Rosário dos Homens Pretos Picture 1

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Church of Our Lady of Rosário da Boa Vista, Recife, PE

Located in the district of Boa Vista, the Church of Our Lady of Rosário da Boa Vista was built by the Brotherhood of Our Lady of the Rosary of Black Men.

The image of the patron saint Our Lady of the Rosary, almost life-size.

. The tower was erected only in 1896. However, in 1831, the year he died Gervasio Pires, the temple must have been completed, because the remains of the illustrious merchant and politician were buried there. His tomb is on the floor near the altar of the liturgy. The epitaph on the marble, and to be damaged, it allows you to read the following words:

At present, the temple itself has a chaplain, and in him all the acts are celebrated in Catholic liturgy. Beyond the main altar and some pictures in the sacristy, the church of Nossa Senhora do Rosario da Boa Vista, too, the altars of St. Sebastian, St. Benedict, Senhor Bom Jesus da Cruz, eNossa Lady of the Assumption. Recall that, each year on August 15, the last image of this saint is carried in procession.

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