It is located in Largo da Misericórdia, Nazaré, central region of Portugal
Pederneira is located on top of a hill at the source of Praia da Nazaré, still maintaining in its central square the building of the old Town Hall, the Main Church and the Pelourinho.
The beautiful municipal cemetery located on the top of the hill, next to the Misericórdia church, occupies the site of a farm that belonged to the Alcobaça monastery.
Until the 16th century, there was a large expanse of fresh water connected to the sea, at the source of the town, Lagoa da Pederneira, which allowed the installation of an important naval shipyard where wood from the Real pine forest of Leiria and the monastic forests of Alcobaça were used.
Currently, Pederneira is a fishing village and enchants with its little white houses and its monuments such as the Pelourinho and the Igreja da Misericórdia da Pederneira.
The beautiful municipal cemetery located on the top of the hill, next to the Misericórdia church, occupies the site of a farm that belonged to the Alcobaça monastery.
Until the 16th century, there was a large expanse of fresh water connected to the sea, at the source of the town, Lagoa da Pederneira, which allowed the installation of an important naval shipyard where wood from the Real pine forest of Leiria and the monastic forests of Alcobaça were used.
Currently, Pederneira is a fishing village and enchants with its little white houses and its monuments such as the Pelourinho and the Igreja da Misericórdia da Pederneira.
Church of Misericórdia da Pederneira
The Church of Misericórdia da Pederneira is located in Pederneira, in Largo da Misericórdia, this 18th century temple, with a Mannerist appearance, is classified as a Monument of Public Interest.
The original Capela da Misericórdia was created to house the Irmandade da Misericórdia da Pederneira established before 1561, whose main function was to manage the Hospital da Pederneira.
However, the date of construction of this church still remains to be investigated, since according to some historians it was built on the ruins of an older church, but according to tradition the construction of the church and annexes date back to the first quarter of the 18th century.
In 1877, the brotherhood was extinguished and its assets passed to the Real Casa de Nossa Senhora da Nazaré, which founded a Hospital in Sítio da Nazaré to continue the assistance action of that Misericórdia.
Probably at this time the old hospital and the brotherhood's house, of which the access portal and a staircase on the west elevation of the church remain, would already be in a state close to ruin.
The current temple is characterized by a broad late classic baroque façade, the interior consists of a central nave and a main altar covered by a false wooden vault, with a depressed arch.
On the Epistle side, the Brotherhood's tribune is made up of five Ionic marble columns, and at the entrance, you can see a tombstone dated 1716 with the duties of the Institution's poll workers.
Over the entrance door there is a tile panel depicting Our Lady of Misericórdia, the pulpit is worth highlighting for its beautiful gilded canopy.
The main altar is demarcated from the body of the church by two steps and a wooden balustrade.
The gilded side altars flanked by fluted columns contain images of “Senhor da Cana Verde'''''''' (on the right side), and “Our Lady of Soledade” (on the left side).
The baroque gilded main altar holds a beautiful image of the “Senhor dos Passos” of great popular devotion, which is celebrated in a procession three weeks after Carnival.
Below this, a glass box altar holds an image of the dead Christ.
The original Capela da Misericórdia was created to house the Irmandade da Misericórdia da Pederneira established before 1561, whose main function was to manage the Hospital da Pederneira.
However, the date of construction of this church still remains to be investigated, since according to some historians it was built on the ruins of an older church, but according to tradition the construction of the church and annexes date back to the first quarter of the 18th century.
In 1877, the brotherhood was extinguished and its assets passed to the Real Casa de Nossa Senhora da Nazaré, which founded a Hospital in Sítio da Nazaré to continue the assistance action of that Misericórdia.
Probably at this time the old hospital and the brotherhood's house, of which the access portal and a staircase on the west elevation of the church remain, would already be in a state close to ruin.
The current temple is characterized by a broad late classic baroque façade, the interior consists of a central nave and a main altar covered by a false wooden vault, with a depressed arch.
On the Epistle side, the Brotherhood's tribune is made up of five Ionic marble columns, and at the entrance, you can see a tombstone dated 1716 with the duties of the Institution's poll workers.
Over the entrance door there is a tile panel depicting Our Lady of Misericórdia, the pulpit is worth highlighting for its beautiful gilded canopy.
The main altar is demarcated from the body of the church by two steps and a wooden balustrade.
The gilded side altars flanked by fluted columns contain images of “Senhor da Cana Verde'''''''' (on the right side), and “Our Lady of Soledade” (on the left side).
The baroque gilded main altar holds a beautiful image of the “Senhor dos Passos” of great popular devotion, which is celebrated in a procession three weeks after Carnival.
Below this, a glass box altar holds an image of the dead Christ.
