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Capela dos Ossos
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Angelique
September 25, 2019
Achter de Igreja de Nosso Senhora do Carmo in Faro vind je de Capela dos Osso: jawel een pottenkapel. De bottenkapellen van Portugal zijn gebedshuizen waar het plafond en de muren geheel of gedeeltelijk zijn beplakt met menselijke resten. Niet zomaar in in het wilde weg beplakt, maar zeer gestructureerd in mooie patronen. Bottenkapellen dienden er toe om de levenden te wijzen op de kwetsbaarheid van het leven en de vergankelijkheid van de materiële wereld. Deze kapel in Faro werd in 1812 gebouwd. De botten werd opgegraven van overvolle begraafplaatsen en zijn afkomstig van monniken. De kapel is bekleed met de botten van ongeveer 1.245 monniken en de beenderen sieren de muren en plafonds in nette geometrische patronen. Bij de ingang van de kapel staat: "Nos ossos que aqui estamos pelos vossos esperamos" wat zoiets betekend als "wij wiens botten u hier ziet, wachten op de uw". Het is een herinnering dat het leven vergankelijk is en dat iedereen op een dag ook tot enkel botten zal vergaan. Een beetje luguber, maar zeker een must see!
Achter de Igreja de Nosso Senhora do Carmo in Faro vind je de Capela dos Osso: jawel een pottenkapel. De bottenkapellen van Portugal zijn gebedshuizen waar het plafond en de muren geheel of gedeeltelijk zijn beplakt met menselijke resten. Niet zomaar in in het wilde weg beplakt, maar zeer gestruc…
Soraia&Adérito
June 25, 2019
A church made by bones Schedule: Monday to Friday From: 10am to 1pm/ 3pm to 6pm Saturday: from 10am to 1pm Price: 3€/only cash
André & Ana Bela
July 19, 2022
The Capela dos Ossos de Faro is an ossuary in Faro, Portugal. It belongs to the church of Nossa Senhora do Carmo. It was built in 1816. The bones come from an old cemetery of the Order.
Claudia
January 8, 2022
Without doubt the most macabre of Faro's many attractions is the Capela dos Ossos (Chapel of the Bones), a minuscule ossuary chapel lovingly decorated with the bones and skulls of over 1000 human skeletons. The chapel forms part of the beautiful 18th century Igreja da Nossa Senhora do Carmo (Our Lady of Mount Carmel) Church, with its whitewashed Baroque exterior and richly gilded interior. Towards the back of the church, on the right hand side, a small door leads to a walled garden and this is where the Capela dos Ossos is found. The bones and 1,200 skulls which adorn every surface of the ossuary belong to the Carmelite monks who once served in the adjoining church, whose skeletons were exhumed from the nearby graveyard in 1816. The chapel is intended to serve as a reminder of the simple, holy lives of the monks who once lived here and the fact that life is fleeting. An inscription over the door reads:"Para aqui a considerar que a este estado has de chegar" (Stop here and consider that you too will reach this state). The overall effect is peaceful and humbling rather than being ghoulish. Check opening times if you want to view the ossuary as it is usually closed to tourists at lunchtime and at weekends, or whenever Mass is being celebrated. There is a charge of around €2 to visit the bone chapel.
Without doubt the most macabre of Faro's many attractions is the Capela dos Ossos (Chapel of the Bones), a minuscule ossuary chapel lovingly decorated with the bones and skulls of over 1000 human skeletons. The chapel forms part of the beautiful 18th century Igreja da Nossa Senhora do Carmo (Our Lad…
Lurdes
October 18, 2018
The Capela dos Ossos (English: Chapel of Bones) is an ossuary in Faro, Portugal, which belongs to the 18th century Carmelite church Nossa Senhora do Carmo. Above the entrance there is the following inscription: "Pára aqui a considerar que a este estado hás-de chegar" which translates to "Stop here and consider, that you will reach this state too." The 4 by 6-meter sized chapel is built of the bones of more than 1000 Carmelite monks and has been inaugurated in 1816. It is situated behind the main church and contains also 1245 skulls.
The Capela dos Ossos (English: Chapel of Bones) is an ossuary in Faro, Portugal, which belongs to the 18th century Carmelite church Nossa Senhora do Carmo. Above the entrance there is the following inscription: "Pára aqui a considerar que a este estado hás-de chegar" which translates to "Stop here a…
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Faro, Faro