Chapel Of Nossa Senhora Dos Mártires
The Chapel of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires (), is a hermitage (retreat), hermitage in the freguesia (Portugal), civil parish of Estremoz, in the concelho, municipality of Estremoz Municipality, Estremoz, in the Évora (district), district of Èvora. History The chapel was founded in 1371. Oral tradition and chronicles of 1371 suggests that the chapel was constructed by regal initiative (by King D. Ferdinand I of Portugal, Fernando), but was completed by the ''Condestável'' D. Nuno Álvares Pereira, master of the town of Estremoz. At one time there existed hospital and administrative annexes, sometime after the 16th century, for the Misericórdia of Estremoz. There was extensive remodelling around 1500, that included the substitution of the high choir. There were extensions/expansions during the reign of King D. Manuel I of Portugal, Manuel I, as well as unsuccessful repairs during the 17th and 18th centuries. There was a general restoration undertaken in 1938. In 1959, the terrac ...
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Estremoz Municipality
Estremoz () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 14,318, in an area of 513.80 km2. The city Estremoz itself had a population of 7,682 in 2001. It is located in the Alentejo region. History The region around Estremoz has been inhabited since pre-historic times. There are also vestiges of Roman, Visigoth and Muslim occupation. During the Reconquista, Estremoz was captured in the 12th century by the army of knight Geraldo Sem Pavor (''Gerald the Fearless''), who had also conquered neighbouring Évora. However, Estremoz was soon retaken by the Moors and only in the mid-13th century was it reconquered by the Portuguese King Sancho II. An important strategic site between the Kingdoms of Portugal and Castile, Estremoz received a charter (fuero) in 1258 from Afonso III after the Moors were driven out a second time, which promoted Christian colonization in the area. King Dinis rebuilt the castle as a royal palace, further promoting the area. His widow, Dow ...
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