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The Diocesan Sanctuary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, also referred to as Sanctuary of Monte de Santa Luzia or Sanctuary of Santa Luzia and the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is a Catholic Christian sanctuary located on top of Monte de Santa Luzia, in the current parish of Viana do Castelo (Santa Maria Maior and Monserrate) and Meadela, in the city, municipality and district of Viana do Castelo, in Portugal.

Assuming itself as the ex libris and visiting card of the city of Viana do Castelo, its site reveals a unique view of the region, which reconciles the sea, the river Lima with its valley, and the entire mountainous complex. surroundings, panorama considered the 3rd best in the world, according to National Geographic (1927).

Its architectural project (1899) is due to the architect Miguel Ventura Terra.

Next to the Sanctuary, a few meters away, are the ruins of the old town of Santa Luzia, or citânia de Santa Luzia, as well as the Hotel de Santa Luzia.

History

The sanctuary dedicated to the cult of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, at the top of Monte de Santa Luzia, was begun in 1904 and completed in 1959, on the initiative of the Confraternity of Santa Luzia, the entity that protects the monument.

Before the temple, there was a small medieval chapel dedicated to Santa Luzia, patroness of the view, whose attribute is her eyes arranged on a tray. At the end of the 19th century, who would become the first president of the Confraternity of Santa Luzia, Cavalry Captain Luís de Andrade e Sousa, suffering from an eye problem, began to visit the small chapel, praying and asking for a solution to his problem. problem. When his eyesight was restored, he established the Confraternity of Santa Luzia in 1884, taking care of the isolated and abandoned chapel and ordering the construction of a road that connected the city to the hill.

The privileged location called for a building that would do justice to it and the panorama that can be seen from there, seeking to revalue the hill and the ruins of Citânia de Santa Luzia.

Work began in 1904, with a project by Ventura Terra and directed by António Adelino de Magalhães Moutinho, a municipal architect. The works were interrupted in 1910 with the implantation of the Republic and the consequent Law of Separation of the State from the Church, to start again in 1926, under the supervision of Miguel Nogueira. In the same year, the small chapel was demolished and, when the chancel was completed, it was consecrated and opened for worship, even though the rest of the temple was yet to be built. This phenomenon is common in other churches, with work beginning in the most important part of the building - the chancel - and from there onwards. The exterior works lasted until 1943 and the interior works until 1959.

The sanctuary is considered to be inspired by the Sacré Cœur Basilica in Paris. However, this idea has been contested, since, at the time of Ventura Terra's project (1899), the Parisian church was still little built and without visible configuration.

The granite masonry works are the responsibility of the master stonemason, Emídio Pereira Lima, who directed the work after Miguel Nogueira became blind.

Since 1923, the sanctuary has been served by the Santa Luzia Elevator, also known as the Santa Luzia Funicular, by the hand of Bernardo Pinto Abrunhosa, who was also responsible for the remodeling of the Hotel de Santa Luzia, now part of the Portuguese Pousadas network.

In June 2014, the Amphitheater in Jardim das Tílias was inaugurated. On March 24, 2018, a multipurpose building with a museum, archive and pilgrims' hostel opened, also in Jardim das Tílias, and a panoramic restaurant.

On June 17, 2020, the Portuguese Episcopal Conference approved the classification as a minor basilica, with Bishop D. Anacleto Oliveira on June 19, 2020 decreed that the religious building be elevated to a Diocesan Sanctuary.

Characteristics

The temple has a plan in the shape of a Greek cross, with elements in neo-romantic, neo-gothic and byzantine style, in an eclectic and revivalist taste that marked the turn of the century. The model was imported from France, where architect Ventura Terra learned.

In its dome it is possible to admire a superb 360º view over the region, considered one of the best in the world.

In artistic terms, the rose windows were executed in Lisbon, in Ricardo Leone's workshop. The rose windows that frame them are the largest in the Iberian Peninsula. The frescoes representing the Passion and Ascension of Christ, on the dome, are by Manuel Pereira da Silva. The two cherubs on the high altar were created by the sculptor Leopoldo de Almeida, and were executed in marble from Vila Viçosa by masters Emídio Lima and Albino Lima. The Heart of Jesus located at the center of the main altar, was executed by Master Lima under the supervision of the Sculptor Martinho de Brito. The three altars (the main one and the two side ones) in magnificently worked granite were sculpted by Emídio Lima, as well as the two pulpits.

On the main façade of the temple stands out a statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in bronze, by the sculptor Aleixo de Queiroz Ribeiro, dating from 1898, which predates the building itself.

The carillon consists of 26 bells.

Gallery

Versão portuguesa aqui.

GPS 41.70153945968934, -8.83524561324046

The Diocesan Sanctuary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, also referred to as Sanctuary of Monte de Santa Luzia or Sanctuary of Santa Luzia and the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is a Catholic Christian sanctuary located on top of Monte de Santa Luzia, in the current parish of Viana do Castelo (Santa Maria Maior and Monserrate) and Meadela, in the city, municipality and district of Viana do Castelo, in Portugal.

Assuming itself as the ex libris and visiting card of the city of Viana do Castelo, its site reveals a unique view of the region, which reconciles the sea, the river Lima with its valley, and the entire mountainous complex. surroundings, panorama considered the 3rd best in the world, according to National Geographic (1927).

Its architectural project (1899) is due to the architect Miguel Ventura Terra.

Next to the Sanctuary, a few meters away, are the ruins of the old town of Santa Luzia, or citânia de Santa Luzia, as well as the Hotel de Santa Luzia.

History

The sanctuary dedicated to the cult of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, at the top of Monte de Santa Luzia, was begun in 1904 and completed in 1959, on the initiative of the Confraternity of Santa Luzia, the entity that protects the monument.

Before the temple, there was a small medieval chapel dedicated to Santa Luzia, patroness of the view, whose attribute is her eyes arranged on a tray. At the end of the 19th century, who would become the first president of the Confraternity of Santa Luzia, Cavalry Captain Luís de Andrade e Sousa, suffering from an eye problem, began to visit the small chapel, praying and asking for a solution to his problem. problem. When his eyesight was restored, he established the Confraternity of Santa Luzia in 1884, taking care of the isolated and abandoned chapel and ordering the construction of a road that connected the city to the hill.

The privileged location called for a building that would do justice to it and the panorama that can be seen from there, seeking to revalue the hill and the ruins of Citânia de Santa Luzia.

Work began in 1904, with a project by Ventura Terra and directed by António Adelino de Magalhães Moutinho, a municipal architect. The works were interrupted in 1910 with the implantation of the Republic and the consequent Law of Separation of the State from the Church, to start again in 1926, under the supervision of Miguel Nogueira. In the same year, the small chapel was demolished and, when the chancel was completed, it was consecrated and opened for worship, even though the rest of the temple was yet to be built. This phenomenon is common in other churches, with work beginning in the most important part of the building - the chancel - and from there onwards. The exterior works lasted until 1943 and the interior works until 1959.

The sanctuary is considered to be inspired by the Sacré Cœur Basilica in Paris. However, this idea has been contested, since, at the time of Ventura Terra's project (1899), the Parisian church was still little built and without visible configuration.

The granite masonry works are the responsibility of the master stonemason, Emídio Pereira Lima, who directed the work after Miguel Nogueira became blind.

Since 1923, the sanctuary has been served by the Santa Luzia Elevator, also known as the Santa Luzia Funicular, by the hand of Bernardo Pinto Abrunhosa, who was also responsible for the remodeling of the Hotel de Santa Luzia, now part of the Portuguese Pousadas network.

In June 2014, the Amphitheater in Jardim das Tílias was inaugurated. On March 24, 2018, a multipurpose building with a museum, archive and pilgrims' hostel opened, also in Jardim das Tílias, and a panoramic restaurant.

On June 17, 2020, the Portuguese Episcopal Conference approved the classification as a minor basilica, with Bishop D. Anacleto Oliveira on June 19, 2020 decreed that the religious building be elevated to a Diocesan Sanctuary.

Characteristics

The temple has a plan in the shape of a Greek cross, with elements in neo-romantic, neo-gothic and byzantine style, in an eclectic and revivalist taste that marked the turn of the century. The model was imported from France, where architect Ventura Terra learned.

In its dome it is possible to admire a superb 360º view over the region, considered one of the best in the world.

In artistic terms, the rose windows were executed in Lisbon, in Ricardo Leone's workshop. The rose windows that frame them are the largest in the Iberian Peninsula. The frescoes representing the Passion and Ascension of Christ, on the dome, are by Manuel Pereira da Silva. The two cherubs on the high altar were created by the sculptor Leopoldo de Almeida, and were executed in marble from Vila Viçosa by masters Emídio Lima and Albino Lima. The Heart of Jesus located at the center of the main altar, was executed by Master Lima under the supervision of the Sculptor Martinho de Brito. The three altars (the main one and the two side ones) in magnificently worked granite were sculpted by Emídio Lima, as well as the two pulpits.

On the main façade of the temple stands out a statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in bronze, by the sculptor Aleixo de Queiroz Ribeiro, dating from 1898, which predates the building itself.

The carillon consists of 26 bells.

Gallery