Our Lady of Conception church | |
Native Name: | Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição |
Pushpin Map: | Cape Verde |
Location: | Povoacao Velha, Boa Vista Island |
Country: | Cape Verde |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic Church |
Completed Date: | 1828 |
Nossa Senhora da Conceição church (Portuguese for Our Lady of Conception) is a church at the southeastern edge of the village Povoação Velha, on the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde.[1] [2] It sits at the foot of the mountain Rocha Estância. It was built in 1828. Its interior is decorated with a colourfully painted chancel that has numerous little images of saints.[2] Each year on December 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated and forms one of the major religious celebrations on the island.[3]