Church of Saint Peter Gonzalez
Saint Peter González Church | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic Church |
Sect | Dominican Order |
District | Archdiocese of Paraíba |
Province | Archdiocese of Paraíba |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Church |
Patron | Peter González |
Location | |
Location | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil |
Geographic coordinates | 7°06′55″S 34°53′04″W / 7.1154°S 34.8844°WCoordinates: 7°06′55″S 34°53′04″W / 7.1154°S 34.8844°W |
Architecture | |
Style | neoclassical architecture |
Completed | 1843 |
Saint Peter Gonzalez Church is a church is a Catholic temple located in the long of Saint Peter Gonzalez (which includes the Church, the house and Hotel Globo). At the top of the hill of the old port of the varadouro, in front of the river Sanhauá; in the Historic Center of João Pessoa, capital of the Brazilian state of Paraíba. It stands out for the architecture of eclectic traces, with neoclassical influence.[1]
History[]
The church was built in 1843, it was built, thanks to the contributions of merchants and fishermen, who settled in Rua Direita (current street duque de caxias). The temple initially gained the name of Church of the Navegantes, later, it was renamed Saint Peter Gonzalez, who is the Spanish protector saint of navigators.[2]
Archaeological Discovery[]
During the restoration of the church in 2000, technicians (historians, archaeologists and architects) identified the ruins of a fortification that would be built at the end of the 16th century. In a preliminary assessment of the IPHAN technicians, it is possible to deal with the ramparts walls,[3] possibly the fort of the varadouro, during the excavations in the church during its restoration, was also found the source that the archaeologists believe to have supplied the population of the as well as tunnels for water drainage, human bones and ceramic material.[4] It can refer to the first occupations of the then Captaincy of the Paraíba, of 1585.
See also[]
- Church of Mercy
- Church and Convent of Our Lady of the Rosary
- Monastery of St. Benedict
- Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Snows
- São Francisco Cultural Center
References[]
- ^ ADM (September 11, 2017). "Igreja de São Frei Pedro Gonçalves". Paraiba Criativa. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ ADM (September 11, 2017). "Igreja de São Frei Pedro Gonçalves". Paraiba Criativa. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ "Igrejas". SETUR (Secretary of Tourism of João Pessoa). September 11, 2017. Archived from the original on July 28, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ FREE-LANCE PARA A AGÊNCIA FOLHA (September 11, 2017). "Fortaleza do Século XVI é descoberta na PB". Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- Churches completed in 1843
- Churches in Brazil