Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem

The primitive hermitage was erected under the invocation of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, next to the houses that belonged to the descendants of Pedro Anes do Canto, a rich man mentioned by Francisco Ferreira Drumond and who, upon his death, established three bonds.

The church dates to the primitive Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, built between 1460 and 1474, on the initiative of Álvaro Martins Homem, one of the first settlers of Angra. In the same period, he was also responsible for the construction of the original Hermitage of São Salvador, now the Cathedral.

The Church of Mercy was built in 1728, on the site of a 1400's church, with construction lasting nearly twenty years, ending in 1746. After the January 1, 1980 earthquake, this temple was one of the least affected temples in Angra, serving as a repository of sacred art that was transferred from other temples in order to speed up their reconstruction. The church contains 6 chapels, a single nave, and a 200 year old organ.