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Our Lady of the Rosary Parish (Pirenópolis)
Brazilian Catholic circumscription / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Our Lady of the Rosary Parish is a Brazilian Catholic ecclesiastical circumscription located in the municipality of Pirenópolis, in Goiás, created in August 1736 with the establishment of Vila de Meia Ponte as a parish. Since its origin until 1745, it was part of the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Rio de Janeiro.[1] Later, it became part of the Diocese of Goiás until 1956. Between 1956 and 1966 it was included in the territory of the Diocese of Goiânia, and from 1966 on, it has been in the Diocese of Anápolis, in Pastoral Region 03.[2]
Our Lady of the Rosary Parish | |
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Paróquia Nossa Senhora do Rosário | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Catholic |
Ownership | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goiânia Roman Catholic Diocese of Anápolis |
Location | |
Location | Pirenópolis, Goiás ![]() |
Architecture | |
Completed | October 07, 1736 |
The Our Lady of the Rosary Parish has a considerable collection of material heritage in its territory, duly protected by municipal, state, and federal legislation. They are legacies preserved since the Brazilian colonial and imperial period, which consist of sacred images, lanterns and processional crosses, navets, palliums, scaffolds, bells, vestments, and other liturgical objects in silver and gold, deposited in chapels, churches, and museums. The Mother Church of Pirenópolis stands out, built by the Brotherhood of the Blessed Sacrament in 1728.[3] In addition, there are other temples that influenced the urban growth of the city of Pirenópolis, its rural conglomerates, and other territorial portions that initially comprised partial or total parts of the current Diocese of Anápolis, Diocese of Formosa, Diocese of Uruaçu, Diocese of Luziânia, Archdiocese of Brasília, and Archdiocese of Goiânia.[1]
The Our Lady of the Rosary Parish is a place that stands out for its popular Catholicism manifestations, an intangible heritage that is a great expression of the sociability of Pirenópolis. These manifestations are based on the traditional Catholic faith, on syncretism, on the diversity of symbols, and on the feasts that organize a specific culture, attracting not only the city's descendants who live in other places, but also tourists and visitors to see the performance of groups that have maintained the local culture for centuries. These customs are influenced by the European culture of the Portuguese who populated the city, especially the confraternities that dictated the local customs and knowledge from the 18th to the 20th centuries. Besides this, the presence of Afro-Brazilian cultural and religious manifestations is noticeable, whether in the ringing of the bells that are reminiscent of the congada and the Banda de Couro that accompany the celebrations, or in the influences of the people from the countryside, which are seen in the folias, the kermesses, the auctions, and in the simplicity of people's devotion.[1]
Among the many festivities that take place in the Our Lady of the Rosary Parish are Holy Week, the Corpus Christi celebrations, the Feast of Mount Carmel in the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the Feast of Bonfim in the Church of Our Lord of Bonfim, and the Feast of the Good Death, among others. However, the Feast of the Divine is recognized as intangible cultural heritage by IPHAN and is world famous for its Cavalhadas, having been awarded in 2022 by the World Tourist Journalism Organization as the event of the year, receiving 30 thousand tourists in 2023.[4][5]