Vigia do Bom Despacho, Campanário, Madeira, Portugal, Portugal

Vigia do Bom Despacho

Campanário, Madeira, Portugal, Portugal

Vigia do Bom Despacho is a historic chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora do Bom Despacho in the Vigia area of Campanário parish, Ribeira Brava municipality, Madeira, Portugal. Founded in 1672 by morgado Jerónimo de Atouguia Bettencourt and his wife D. Catarina Nicolau de Brito in Mannerist and late Baroque style, it ranks as the second oldest chapel in the parish and was classified a public interest monument in 2007 for its cultural and religious significance. Originally a private chapel of the Canaviais family, it was acquired by Campanário parish in 2020 for 400,000 euros including surrounding land and a ruined manor house, hosting annual September festivities with processions and white lily (açucenas) decorations tied to local agricultural devotion.

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Vigia do Bom Despacho is located in Campanário, Madeira, Portugal, Portugal.

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