Praia do Almoxarife, PT

Church of Nossa Senhora da Graça (Praia do Almoxarife)

It dates back to a primitive church, certainly smaller in size, about which nothing is known other than that it was very old, as it is mentioned in a document from 1568, which deals with the elevation of the congrues of the island of Faial. It was one of the temples looted and burned down in Horta, in August 1597, by Sir Walter Raleigh, of the fleet under the command of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and was rebuilt at the expense of the Royal Treasury.

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Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Horta)

It dates back to a primitive thatched hermitage, built on land belonging to Jorge Withon, a coeval member of the island's settlement. It was one of the temples looted and burned down in Horta, in August 1597, by Sir Walter Raleigh, of the fleet under the command of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex.

Monastery of Carmo (Horta)

Construction of the Carmo da Horta Convent began in the 17th century, more precisely in 1652 and under the influence of D. Helena de Boim, wife of the then Captain-Major Francisco Gil da Silveira.

Convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo

Built in the 17th century, the Convent of Carmo is a former monastery in the municipality of Horta. Its community of nuns declined after several earthquakes affected the building, and it was eventually taken over by the Portuguese army to be used as a garrison.

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