Dolmen-Chapel of São Brissos

The Dolmen-Chapel of São Brissos (Portuguese: Anta-Capela de São Brissos) is a small chapel located in the parish of Santiago do Escoural in the municipality of Montemor-o-Novo in Portugal.[1] It consists of the conversion of a prehistoric tomb into a Christian cult building. The chapel has been classified as a Property of Public Interest since 1957.[2]

Dolmen-Chapel of São Brissos
Anta-Capela de São Brissos
Dolmen-Chapel of São Brissos
Shown within Portugal
LocationSantiago do Escoural
RegionMontemor-o-Novo
Coordinates38.52463°N 8.12945°W / 38.52463; -8.12945
TypeDolmen
History
PeriodsNeolithic

Description

The dolmen-chapel is situated beside the Valverde-N2 road, near the turn-off to Sao Brissos.[3] The dolmen (Portuguese: anta) is of a Neolithic date and was built between the 4th and 3rd millennium BC. In the 17th-century a small whitewashed chapel was constructed around the surviving stones of the dolmen.[3] The chapel narthex is formed by the dolmen.[1]

References
  1. Portugal, Madeira, The Azores. Michelin Travel Publications. 2001. p. 137. ISBN 2060000734.
  2. "Anta-Ermida de Nossa Senhora do Livramento". www.patrimoniocultural.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  3. Wilkinson, Julia; King, John (2003). Portugal. Lonely Planet. p. 261. ISBN 1740593391.

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