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Sunday, April 11, 2010

Visit the Chapel of St. Simon - Bunheiro

The Chapel of St. Simon (Chapel Furnace), located in the Town of Bunheiro, was erected in 1609 by Father Simon Fernandes Alley. The Chapel has a circular plan, with a hemispherical dome with only a small cord to limit the line of the wall. The door is flanked by two small peepholes.
Above the cornice, to the right of the door, rises high cloth bell.
This chapel was classified as a building of municipal interest in 1993.

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