Church of Saint Peter Gonzalez

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Saint Peter González Church
Histórico e religioso.jpg
view of the Saint Peter Gonzalez Church
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic Church
SectDominican Order
DistrictArchdiocese of Paraíba
ProvinceArchdiocese of Paraíba
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusChurch
PatronPeter González
Location
LocationBandeira de João Pessoa.svg João Pessoa, Bandeira da Paraíba.svg Paraíba, Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Geographic coordinates7°06′55″S 34°53′04″W / 7.1154°S 34.8844°W / -7.1154; -34.8844Coordinates: 7°06′55″S 34°53′04″W / 7.1154°S 34.8844°W / -7.1154; -34.8844
Architecture
Styleneoclassical architecture
Completed1843

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[]

view of the Saint Peter Gonzalez Church from the Sanhauá River

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[]

Side view of St. Peter González Church

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.

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References[]

  1. ^ ADM (September 11, 2017). "Igreja de São Frei Pedro Gonçalves". Paraiba Criativa. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  2. ^ ADM (September 11, 2017). "Igreja de São Frei Pedro Gonçalves". Paraiba Criativa. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Igrejas". SETUR (Secretary of Tourism of João Pessoa). September 11, 2017. Archived from the original on July 28, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  4. ^ 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.
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