Chapels among hills and houses
Vive Cabeceiras · Faia · Memórias Paroquiais de 1758

The 1758 account draws a small religious geography of Faia.

In 1758, Faia’s abbot placed Nossa Senhora do Amparo on a hill and associated it with captain-major Manuel Baltasar de Abreu de Lima. Santo António da Covilhã was presented as a chapel belonging to the settlement, outside its built area. Santo António da Ribeira stood beside Leandro Machado’s house, and Nossa Senhora da Piedade beside Francisco de Moura Coimbra’s. The account adds that these chapels had no fixed pilgrimages. Rather than merely listing buildings, it distinguishes relationships among devotion, families and community. This is a picture of that year, without indicating present ownership, celebrations or access conditions.

Sources and context
Municipality — Parish Memoirs of Faia, 23/05/1758, replies 13 and 14; transcript of José Viriato Chapel (2003)
https://www.cabeceirasdebasto.pt/cultura-memorias-paroquiais-faia
Accessed: 2026-11-07

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