Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Santo Amaro

Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Santo Amaro
Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Santo Amaro
Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Santo Amaro
	Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Santo Amaro, Bahia, Brazil
	Location in Brazil
General information
Type	philanthropic organization and hospital
Town or city	Santo Amaro, Bahia
Country	Brazil
Coordinates	12°32′50″S 38°42′39.5″W / 12.54722°S 38.710972°WCoordinates: 12°32′50″S 38°42′39.5″W / 12.54722°S 38.710972°W
Completed	1778
Technical details
Floor count	2
Floor area	1,347 square metres (14,500 sq ft)
National Historic Heritage of Brazil
Designated	1941
Reference no.	287

The Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Santo Amaro (Portuguese: Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Santo Amaro) is an 18th-century philanthropic and medical building in Santo Amaro, Bahia, Brazil. The building was completed in 1778, following the construction of the Parish Church of Our Lady of Purification (completed ca. 1727) and the Town Hall of Santo Amaro (1769). The Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Santo Amaro faces the Parish Church of Our Lady of Purification in the Historic Center of Santo Amaro. The building contains the Hospital Nossa Senhora da Natividade and still functions as a hospital in Santo Amaro.^[1]^[2]

Structure[]

It has two stories, and covers 1,347 square metres (14,500 sq ft). The structure was developed around a courtyard to facilitate illumination and air circulation. This feature was common to large public buildings of the period, notably the in Salvador and later in the (Escola Agrícola de São Bentodas Lages) in São Francisco do Conde.^[1]^[2]

Protected status[]

The Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Santo Amaro was listed as a historic structure by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage in 1941 under inscription number 287.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Santa Casa de Misericórdia" (in Portuguese). Salvador, Brazil: IPAC. 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Secretaria da Indústria, Comércio e Turismo (Bahia, Brazil) (1978). IPAC-BA: inventário de proteção do acervo cultural. 2. Salvador, Brazil: Secretaria da Indústria e Comércio. pp. 107–108.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[ipac-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Santa Casa de Misericórdia" (in Portuguese). Salvador, Brazil: IPAC. 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-16.

[ipac-ba-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Secretaria da Indústria, Comércio e Turismo (Bahia, Brazil) (1978). IPAC-BA: inventário de proteção do acervo cultural. 2. Salvador, Brazil: Secretaria da Indústria e Comércio. pp. 107–108.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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