Chapel of Our Lady of Help
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The Chapel of Our Lady of Help (Portuguese: Capela de Nossa Senhora da Ajuda, Capela da Ajuda) is a 20th-century Roman Catholic church in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It sits on the site of a church of the same name built by the Jesuits in 1549, one of the first in Brazil. The present church was designed by the Italian architect Julio Conti in the Neo-Manueline style and consecrated in 1932. It is owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia, is dedicated to Our Lady of Help, and houses numerous original works of art of the early colonial period. The Chapel of Our Lady of Help was listed as a historic structure by National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1938 and is part of the Historic Center of Salvador UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1][2][3][4]
Chapel of Our Lady of Help | |
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Capela de Nossa Senhora da Ajuda | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Catholic |
Rite | Roman |
Ownership | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia |
Patron | Our Lady of Help |
Location | |
Municipality | Salvador |
State | Bahia |
Country | Brazil |
Geographic coordinates | 12.975979°S 38.512960°W / -12.975979; -38.512960 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Julio Conti |
Style | Neo-Manueline |
Completed | 1932 |
Elevation | 110.5 m (363 ft) |
Designated | 1938 |
Reference no. | 122 |