Capela de São José da Quinta das Laranjeiras

The Chapel of Laranjeiras (Capela das Laranjeiras), known fully as the Chapel of São José da Quinta das Laranjeiras, and more commonly the Chapel of Saint Joseph, is located in the Historic Center of São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. It was completed in 1815 as part of a large farm belonging to Luiz José Gonçalves da Silva, a merchant and mayor of São Luís. The farm was absorbed and lost into the urban fabric of São Luís in the 19th and 20th century, but the chapel and the ornate gate of the farm remain on Rua Oswaldo Cruz, also known as Rua Grande. The Chapel of Laranjeiras was designed in the Portuguese colonial style at the end of Portuguese rule in Brazil. Its façade is simple, in the late Brazilian baroque style, with a single portal framed in lioz stone, a pediment with volutes, and single bell tower. The interior preserves its original characteristics, with a single nave, chancel arch, and chancel. A festival dedicated to Saint Joseph of Laranjeiras is held annually, with a procession through the Historic Center. The Chapel of Laranjeiras and Gate of the Laranjeiras Farm were listed as a historic structures by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage in 1940. They are also integral properties of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Historic Centre of São Luís.

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