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GPS 38.71928153567952, -9.13253863918721

Where the chair of the first bishop of Lisbon is kept.

Located on top of a hill from which one of the best panoramic views of the city can be obtained, this chapel was built shortly after the reconquest of Lisbon and, like the hill itself, dedicated to São Gens – the first bishop of the city, who was martyred there in the year 284. The chapel was entrusted to the Augustinian friars and they brought the stone chair that had belonged to the saint.

In 1291, the Augustinian friars moved to the new Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, which had been built on the neighboring hill and, until 1306, the chapel, like the chair, were in charge of the Brotherhood of São Gens, constituted for this purpose. The friars later regained possession of the chapel and, gradually, the Marian cult ended up supplanting the importance attributed to the martyr.

With the 1755 earthquake, the building was practically destroyed. The current hermitage was rebuilt in 1796 according to a project by Honorato José Teixeira. It is a very simple building, with a single baroque nave and two altars. Inside, you can find the Baroque altarpiece with the image of Nossa Senhora do Monte, Rococo-style tile panels with scenes from the life of Mary, a Christ in Indo-Portuguese ivory and an 18th-century nativity scene – in addition to the famous chair of São Gens, carved in the rock and covered with marble, to which tradition attributes beneficent qualities. Popularly, it is said that pregnant women who sit on the stone chair and ask Our Lady of Grace will have a good delivery.

Outside, under the trees, you can enjoy the Miradouro, which provides a privileged point of view over the Castle of São Jorge and downtown Lisbon.

Versão portuguesa aqui.

GPS 38.71928153567952, -9.13253863918721

Where the chair of the first bishop of Lisbon is kept.

Located on top of a hill from which one of the best panoramic views of the city can be obtained, this chapel was built shortly after the reconquest of Lisbon and, like the hill itself, dedicated to São Gens – the first bishop of the city, who was martyred there in the year 284. The chapel was entrusted to the Augustinian friars and they brought the stone chair that had belonged to the saint.

In 1291, the Augustinian friars moved to the new Convent of Nossa Senhora da Graça, which had been built on the neighboring hill and, until 1306, the chapel, like the chair, were in charge of the Brotherhood of São Gens, constituted for this purpose. The friars later regained possession of the chapel and, gradually, the Marian cult ended up supplanting the importance attributed to the martyr.

With the 1755 earthquake, the building was practically destroyed. The current hermitage was rebuilt in 1796 according to a project by Honorato José Teixeira. It is a very simple building, with a single baroque nave and two altars. Inside, you can find the Baroque altarpiece with the image of Nossa Senhora do Monte, Rococo-style tile panels with scenes from the life of Mary, a Christ in Indo-Portuguese ivory and an 18th-century nativity scene – in addition to the famous chair of São Gens, carved in the rock and covered with marble, to which tradition attributes beneficent qualities. Popularly, it is said that pregnant women who sit on the stone chair and ask Our Lady of Grace will have a good delivery.

Outside, under the trees, you can enjoy the Miradouro, which provides a privileged point of view over the Castle of São Jorge and downtown Lisbon.