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São João de Deus Hospital
Building in Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
São João de Deus Hospital is a building located in Cachoeira, a town in the Brazilian state of Bahia. It gives its name to the architectural ensemble that includes the hospital building, a large early 18th-century Baroque style church in front of Dr. Aristides Milton square, a garden located at the back of the chapel, and a group of houses built by the Santa Casa da Misericórdia along Durval Chagas street.[1][2][3]
São João de Deus Hospital | |
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Hospital São João de Deus | |
![]() Chapel of São João de Deus Hospital. | |
General information | |
Type | Historical |
Town or city | Cachoeira, Bahia |
Country | Brazil |
Coordinates | 12°36′07″S 38°57′48″W |
Friar Antônio Machado from Church of Belém da Cachoeira founded the Hospital de Caridade de Cachoeira (Cachoeira's Charity Hospital) in 1729, near the town's center. It was donated to the Order of Saint John of God of Lisbon in 1754, having been transferred to the Santa Casa da Misericórdia in 1826.[1][4] Its chapel was listed by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1943, through process number 248. Its surrounding garden was listed in 1940, through process number 202.[5]