Capela de São Sebastião

Beautiful

Very beautiful, I admire so much.

Highest point just closer to God

Typical chapel of the region in a very quiet place.

S. Sebastião, is part of my land.

The São Sebastião Chapel is located in Largo de São Sebastião, once called “Outeiro de São Xisto”, located in the center of the parish of Dume, with a beautiful and wide panoramic view. Archaeological remains collected at the site guide us to an occupation of the place in the upper medieval Roman period, “highlighting a Roman epitaph devoted to Abronia or Aprónia Quinta”. The chapel of St. Sebastian is contained in the Parish Memories of 1758, p. 173 and reveals signs of phased construction. It presents sweetened to the north elevation, in the form of porch, the sacristy and anti-sacristy, as well as the elevated bell tower and accessible by the anti-sacristy. Of religious architecture typology, as well as the national “Chão style”, a type of large chapel perpetuating a classic architectural model, configuring a small church with nave, chancel and apse and light carving where the golden predominates. 87.00 m2 chapel, 55.00 m2 sacristy, 762.40 m2 churchyard and 14,60 m2 outdoor stairs. Reveals resistant walls in granite and ceramic tile roof. The granite pilasters and cornices apparent on the main elevation and tower will be of the original trait and the other towed and whitewashed elevations with subsequent painting and application of glued granite pilasters. The very spacious and well-accessible churchyard surrounds the entire building and includes three 2.90m high granite cruises and, outside the churchyard, west side access, three cruises of equal size. The chapel, beautiful in its overall simplicity, has a sober and beautiful West (main) façade, with a central door flanked by two windows and the upper one with cornice-shaped granite ornaments and pilasters. The tympanum, forming a gable, is simple, with a capped finish and topped by two pinnacles and a cross, on each acroterium. To the north face rises the tower, with four bells and pyramidal dome raised in granite, flanked by four beautiful pinnacles, where it once sported a traditional mechanism and winding clock, with granite weights suspended from the tower box. system was crank operated. Inside, an all-round cruising bow transitions from the transept to the grand aisle, elevated choir accessed by the tower stairs and simple pulpit accessible by granite stairs from the interior of the chapel. The neoclassical high altar, formed by a chapel with vaulted ceiling and flat altarpiece, welcomes the tabernacle and the tribune and finishes with the ceiling and side walls of the chapel. Two columns, with capitals, support a complicated arc to mimic the base of a front canopy. The tribune bears the image of Saint Sebastian flanked by the images of Mrs. da Graça and S. Vicente, on corbels, which form the ex-libris in the particularity of the prayers of the faithful. Distinct table, ambon and suppedanum. According to the date registered on the work on 13/03/1933 (now missing with the construction of the toilets) was the rebuilt West Wall of the churchyard, transforming the entire existing staircase into the current central stairs to access the churchyard. the repositioned outer granite crosses. In the wall was built a recessed niche that housed a water tap and today protects the image of S. Sebastião. The information shared in this cache was made possible thanks to the courtesy of Mr. Alberto Costa Magalhães.

Beautiful and cozy chapel. I recommend a visit to meet, thank you ??? and take one ?✅