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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Visit the Chapel of the Fifth of Knysna - Avintes

The Chapel of the Fifth of Knysna, located in the Town of Avintes, has a grandeur worthy of mention. Dedicated to St. Ignatius of Loyola has a Baroque facade and an altar-neoclassical style with four columns surmounted by capitals of Ionic influence. At the center of an oil painting depicting the miracle of the Virgin appeared when the patron saint, the two sides corbels have the image of St. Ignatius and St. Francisco Xavier.

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