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Sunday, June 6, 2010

Visit the Church of Mercy - Alpedrinha

The Church of Mercy, located in the Town of Alpedrinha, have been built at the end of the century. XVI, given that existed in 1626 and was rebuilt in 1788.
It has, over the ported back semi-circular and situated between two elegant columns, a granite niche that has the image of Our Lady of Angels, patroness of the hospital. From each side of the ported there is a magnificent window that adorn the main facade of the church.
The building is a rectangular nave and has three altars. The high altar is the Patron of the Hospital, Our Lady of Angels, and also has images of S. Louis, King of France, and S. Francisco. The altar on the left side is called the altar of S. Francisco to meet him despite the image of Santa Isabel. The right side altar is the Heart of Jesus.

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