Manor of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios

Manor of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios (Solar de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios)
Manor of Our Lady of Remedies, Manor of the Provisioner of Arms
Manorhouse (Solar)
An oblique view of the manorhouse/chapel group of the Manor of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
Official name: Solar e Capela de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
Named for: Our Lady of Remedies

Country	Portugal
Autonomous region	Azores
Group	Central
Island	Terceira
Municipality	Angra do Heroísmo

Location	Nossa Senhora da Conceição

Owner	Portuguese Republic

For public	Public

Management	Instituto Gestão do Patrimonio Arquitectónico e Arqueológico
Operator	Regional Secretariate for Assuntos Sociais
Status	Property of Public Interest
Listing	Resolution: Presidency of the Regional Government of the Azores, 28 April 1980; JORAA, Série I, 15 (29 April 1980); Included in the Central Zone of Angra do Heroismo (IPA.00010623/PT071901160035)

Wikimedia Commons: Solar dos Remédios (Angra do Heroísmo)

The Manor of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios (Portuguese: Solar de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios), popularly known as the Manor of Remédios or Manor of the Privisioner of Arms, located in the neighbourhood of Corpo Santo, civil parish of Conceição, in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, in the Portuguese archipelago of Azores. It is one of the notable histo-cultural and architectural buildings in the historic centre of Angra, part of the UNESCO-classified heritage site.

History

The main manorhouse of Remédios, along the southeast facade

The elaborate chapel of Our Lady of Remedies

Built in the 16th century by Pero Anes do Canto, then nominated the first Provisionor-of-Arms in 1527, and which remained in the hand of his descendent until the 19th century. In addition to being a personal residence, it was the centre for the Provisioner-of-the-Armada, a body responsible for supporting the caravels and carracks that transited the Atlantic during the Age of Discovery. It is situated in the hilltop of Corpo Santo, permitting rapid access to the Porto de Pipas and Angra customshouse, with visibility of the bay of Angra.

His son, António Pires do Canto, who succeeded him in the post, erected the chapel around 1540. His grandson, Manuel do Canto e Castro (son of Pedro do Canto e Castro) promoted the first great alteration to the historical group, resulting in the great manorhouse that is today known as the Manor of Remédios. By the end of the century, his grandson (Manuel do Canto de Castro Pacheco) determined to rebuild the chapel, resulting in its current size and retaining the image of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios.

In the 18th century, the grandson of Manuel do Canto e Castro, Francisco Vicente do Canto e Castro Pacheco (1725-1809), initiated extensive work to conserve and restore the group. It was at that time the sculpted coat-of-arms of the family was erected on the manor. At the time of his death his property included valuable furniture, silver, porcelin or textiles.

At the end of the 19th century, following the death of Maria Luísa do Canto in 1890 and lacking any direct descendants, the group was seeded to Francisco do Canto e Castro, who sold the buildings in the beginning of the 20th century to the Irmandade de Nossa Senhora do Livramento, in order install the orphanage of Beato João Baptista Machado. This institution functioned in the buildings until the 1980 earthquake, when the buildings were damaged (including the Chapel of Remédios, which almost completely destroyed).

By agreement with the Irmandade, the Regional Government of the Azores obtained the property, initiating a program to restore and re-purpose the buildings. This included the construction of a wing to serve as the regional administrative service centre for health and social services, then run by the Secretaria Regional dos Assuntos Sociais (Regional Secretariate for Social Affairs), inaugurate in 1996. Work to the chapel was concluded in 1999.

The manor of Remédios and chapel annex were classified as a Property of Public Interest (dispatch 14/78, 14 March 1980, listed in the official journal of the Azores) and included in the historic classification for the city of Angra.^[1]

Architecture

The ornate coat-of-arms of the Canto e Castro family, still retained on the structures.

The building experienced several remodelling projects and extensive alterations associated with the 1980 Azores earthquake, which resulted in major damage, in particular to the chapel annex.

Over the main doorway of the manorhouse are the coat-of-arms for the Canto e Castro family, the principal descendents and property-owners until the late 20th century.

References

Notes

↑ Noé, Paula (2002), SIPA, ed., Solar e Capela de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios (IPA.00008158/PT071901040027) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, retrieved 5 September 2015

Sources

Angra do Heroísmo: Janela do Atlântico Entre a Europa e o Novo Mundo (in Portuguese), Horta (Faial), Portugal: Direcção Regional de Turismo dos Açores, 1991
Forjaz, Jorge Pamplona (1979), O Solar de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios (in Portuguese), Angra do Heroísmo (Azores), Porutgal: Canto e Castro

Angra do Heroísmo

Civil parishes	Altares Cinco Ribeiras Doze Ribeiras Feteira Nossa Senhora da Conceição Porto Judeu Posto Santo Raminho Ribeirinha Santa Bárbara Santa Luzia São Bartolomeu de Regatos São Bento São Mateus da Calheta São Pedro Sé Serreta Terra Chã Vila de São Sebastião

Natural Landmarks	Algar do Carvão Bay of Angra Bay of Pontas Bay of Salga Bay of Refugo Furna de Água Galerias da Feteira Gruta Brisa Azul Gruta das Mercês Gruta do Zé Grande Gruta das Cinco Ribeiras Gruta das Agulhas Gruta dos Ratões Cabras Islets Lagoa do Negro Mata da Serreta Monte Brasil Parque de Campismo das Cinco Ribeiras Porto das Cinco Ribeiras Ponta do Queimado Prainha Serra do Morião ou da Nasce Água Serra da Ribeirinha Serra de Santa Bárbara Zona Balnear do Negrito Zona de Protecção Especial do Ilhéu das Cabras

Man-made Landmarks	Bettencourt Palace Cais da Alfândega Cais da Silveira Câmara Municipal de Angra do Heroísmo Castle of Moinhos Cemetery of Anchors Church of São Mateus da Calheta Convent of São Gonçalo Duke of Terceira Garden Fort of Má Ferramenta Fort of Negrito Fort of Santo António do Monte Brasil Fort of São João Fort of the Açougue Fort of the Cavalas Fort of the Church of São Mateus da Calheta Fort of the Maré Forte das Caninas Forte das Cinco Ribeiras Forte da Greta Forte da Salga Forte de Santa Catarina das Mós Forte de Santo António Forte de São Fernando Forte de São Francisco Forte de São Sebastião Forte do Terreiro Forte do Zimbreiro Fort of São João Baptista Fortress of São Mateus da Calheta Redoubt of Dois Paus Redoubt of Três Paus Reducto da Salga Manor of Madre de Deus Miradouro da Amoreira Miradouro do Pico das Cruzinhas Miradouro da Ponta do Queimado Miradouro do Pico Matias Simão Miradouro da Serreta Miradouro das Veredas Parque Arqueológico Subaquático da Baía de Angra do Heroísmo Parque de Campismo das Cinco Ribeiras Parque Municipal do Relvão (Angra do Heroísmo) Porto das Cinco Ribeiras Sé Cathedral of Angra do Heroísmo

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