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GPS 32.649366447048656, -16.908398691310047

The Episcopal Palace, built in the 17th century and remodeled in the 18th century after the 1748 earthquake. This complex architectural complex was designed by the royal master builder Jerónimo Jorge in 1604 and was built by Bishop Luís Figueiredo de Lemos. The arcades facing north remain from the original construction, as well as some outbuildings to the south and the chapel attached to it. This chapel commemorates S. Luís de Tolosa and bears the coat of arms of the Figueiredos family.

After the 1748 earthquake, the palace was remodeled and the work was carried out by the royal master builder Domingos Rodrigues Martins, under the coordination of the bishop of Funchal D. João do Nascimento. The building was the Episcopal Palace until 1910 and in 1911 it became part of the National Treasury. From 1914 to 1943, the Lyceum of Funchal operated there and with its departure, the former Palace began to be transformed and adapted to house the Diocesan Museum.

Nowadays, it houses the collection of the Museum of Sacred Art of Funchal, which consists of painting, sculpture, goldsmithery and vestments chronologically located between the 15th and 19th centuries. Of note is the core of Flemish painting from the 15th and 16th centuries with works that arrived in Madeira in the so-called golden age of sugar production. Also noteworthy is the collection of Flemish sculpture, especially from the Malines and Antwerp.

The Museum of Sacred Art was founded in 1955 and opened to the public on June 1 of that year. Noteworthy is the Flemish painting nucleus made up of works commissioned from the main centers of Flanders, such as Bruges and Antwerp.

From Portuguese painting, which focuses on the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, the Ecce Homo and the Ascension of Christ attributed to Fernão Gomes, dating from the 16th century, stand out.

In the collection of jewellery, which spans the 15th to 19th centuries, the processional cross of Água de Pena from the 17th century stands out. XV century, a tray and a chalice with an Antwerp hallmark from the XVI century, as well as the processional cross, a gift from King Manuel I to the Cathedral of Funchal.

In the core of the vestments, most embroidered in gold and hue, the chasuble embroidered in gold on a gold llama from the Funchal Cathedral stands out.

Full list of Geochaching below:

https://mirror.xyz/madeinpt.eth/I5tjF3sn6ugnUw3nBnKOpOUr2DEh_g6cTN-0hivKCgc

Versão portuguesa aqui.

GPS 32.649366447048656, -16.908398691310047

The Episcopal Palace, built in the 17th century and remodeled in the 18th century after the 1748 earthquake. This complex architectural complex was designed by the royal master builder Jerónimo Jorge in 1604 and was built by Bishop Luís Figueiredo de Lemos. The arcades facing north remain from the original construction, as well as some outbuildings to the south and the chapel attached to it. This chapel commemorates S. Luís de Tolosa and bears the coat of arms of the Figueiredos family.

After the 1748 earthquake, the palace was remodeled and the work was carried out by the royal master builder Domingos Rodrigues Martins, under the coordination of the bishop of Funchal D. João do Nascimento. The building was the Episcopal Palace until 1910 and in 1911 it became part of the National Treasury. From 1914 to 1943, the Lyceum of Funchal operated there and with its departure, the former Palace began to be transformed and adapted to house the Diocesan Museum.

Nowadays, it houses the collection of the Museum of Sacred Art of Funchal, which consists of painting, sculpture, goldsmithery and vestments chronologically located between the 15th and 19th centuries. Of note is the core of Flemish painting from the 15th and 16th centuries with works that arrived in Madeira in the so-called golden age of sugar production. Also noteworthy is the collection of Flemish sculpture, especially from the Malines and Antwerp.

The Museum of Sacred Art was founded in 1955 and opened to the public on June 1 of that year. Noteworthy is the Flemish painting nucleus made up of works commissioned from the main centers of Flanders, such as Bruges and Antwerp.

From Portuguese painting, which focuses on the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, the Ecce Homo and the Ascension of Christ attributed to Fernão Gomes, dating from the 16th century, stand out.

In the collection of jewellery, which spans the 15th to 19th centuries, the processional cross of Água de Pena from the 17th century stands out. XV century, a tray and a chalice with an Antwerp hallmark from the XVI century, as well as the processional cross, a gift from King Manuel I to the Cathedral of Funchal.

In the core of the vestments, most embroidered in gold and hue, the chasuble embroidered in gold on a gold llama from the Funchal Cathedral stands out.

Full list of Geochaching below:

https://mirror.xyz/madeinpt.eth/I5tjF3sn6ugnUw3nBnKOpOUr2DEh_g6cTN-0hivKCgc