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Church of Our Lady of the Good Death (Cuiabá)

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The church was renovated in the 20th century. Its procession and festival dedicated to Our Lady of Glory and Good Death is still celebrated, as during its early history, on August 15. A procession takes place on the Saturday closest to this date followed by a luncheon the following day. Priests of
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The Brotherhood built a simple church in the Portuguese colonial style. The exterior of the church, unlike others colonial- and imperial-period buildings in Cuiabá, retains it original, austere appearance. The façade is divided into three parts vertically by pilasters, with a single portal at the
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style, likely around 1810, by the Brotherhood of Our Lady of the Good Death. Unlike other colonial and Imperial-period architecture in Cuiaba, its appearance remains unchanged from its initial construction in the 19th century. The festival day of Our Lady of Glory and Good Death is celebrated on
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The church opens to a Praça Antônio Corrêa, a public square. It is now used as a daily parking lot, and the weight and movement of vehicles have caused damaged to the sidewalk and façade of the church. The church has been variously damaged by termites, cracks, and electrical problems.
349:) around 1810. Catholic brotherhoods were formed for church burials and social protectors of their members; and in the rigidly socially stratified society of colonial and Imperial Brazil, the brotherhoods were separated by race. The Brotherhood of Our Lady of Good Death was made up of 389:. The Brotherhood of Our Lady of Good Death built a bell tower flanking the left of the structure, but it collapsed at end of the 19th century during a heavy storm. A right tower was never built; the structure now lacks a bell tower to the left or right. 312:
The Church of Our Lady of the Good Death is located on Praça Antônio Corrêa, a public square in the Historic Center of Cuiabá. The church is located in close proximity to other historic structures and sites in the historic center: the
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the Franciscan order manage the church. The Franciscan introduced a feast day dedicated to Saint Anthony on June 13th; they hold a procession, an open-air mass, and a fair.
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The church was listed as a state-level listed historic structure by Mato Grosso in 1984. It is additionally a component of the federally-designated
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via religious festivals and processions on the 14th and 15th of August of each year, dates associated with Our Lady of Glory and Good Death.
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The Church of Our Lady of the Good Death is open to the public and may be visited. A single mass is held at 6:30 am on Saturdays.
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Sônia Regina Romancini (2004). "Bom Jesus, Boa Morte, Bom Despacho, Rosário e Benedito...: Igrejas de Cuiabá".
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The Church of Our Lady of the Good Death was listed as a state-level historic structure by the
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August 15, a tradition continued from the founding of the church. It is now managed by the
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The church was built by the Brotherhood of Our Lady of Good Death (
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Claudio Quoos Conte; Marcus Vinícius De Lamonica Freire (2005).
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Secretaria de Estado de Cultura, Esporte e Lazer de Mato Grosso
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State Secretary for Culture, Sports and Leisure of Mato Grosso
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is located a block north; the numerous historic structures on
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center. The upper part of the façade has four windows at the
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Revista do Instituto Histórico e Geográfico de Mato Grosso
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Praça Antônio Correa, s/n - Centro, Cuiabá - MT, 78045-310
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Churches in colonial and Imperial period ideally had two
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19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Brazil
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National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage
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National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage
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Church of Our Lady of the Good Death is located in Brazil
15°35′39″S 56°05′52″W / 15.594061°S 56.097842°W / -15.594061; -56.097842
Cuiabá
Brazil
Portuguese
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Tradition
Roman Rite
Style
Portuguese colonial
Archdiocese
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá
Portuguese
Portuguese
Roman Catholic
Cuiabá
Mato Grosso
Brazil
Our Lady of Help
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá
Portuguese colonial
Franciscans
Saint Anthony
Historic Center of Cuiabá
National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage
Casa dos Frades
Piedade Cemetery
Avenida Getúlio Vargas
Praça da República

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