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Basílica do Senhor Bom Jesus
de Matosinhos, Congonhas.
Basílica from Av Júlia Kubitschek
1892.
@
FUMCULT, Praça
Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek
135, (031) 3713 2077.
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8-11am Mon-Fri, 8am-9pm Sat,
7am-10pm Sun.
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9am-1pm
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Sun.
Jubileu do Senhor Bom
Jesus do Matosinhos (Sep 7-14)
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congonhas
Façade of the church inspired by and modeled on the Santuário do Bom
Jesus in Braga, Portugal, with the prophets at the entrance
ALEIJADINHO
Aleijadinho (1738-1815)
meaning “Little Cripple,”
was nicknamed due to the
disfigurement he suffered
from leprosy. When he
carved the statues at Bom
Jesus de Matosinhos, he
could no longer walk and
had completely lost the
use of his hands. His
students carried him up
the hill each day and
strapped hammers and
chisels to his arms. The
figure watching the
Crucifixion and hiding his
hands is reputed to be a
self-portrait by Aleijadinho.
The statues are, without
doubt, his masterpieces,
and his final works of art.
The Flagellation
of Christ and the
Coronation with
Thorns
depicts a
prelude to the
Crucifixion.
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The Capture of Christ
Jesus is captured by Herod's soldiers, led
to him by his disciple, Judas Iscariot, in
the Garden of Gethsemane.
Christ carrying the cross
,
a sculpture portraying
one of the stations in
the Passion of Christ.
Statue of Aleijadinho (standing,
right) witnessing the Crucifixion
The Angel
The figure of an angel
carrying a cup filled
with Faith for Christ is in the
chapel of the Mount of Olives.
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The Last Supper
The figures are so life-like that when
they were completed, some pilgrims
are said to have greeted them as if
they were real people.
