Eremitério Os Santos is a 16th century hermitage located near the towns of Picote and Sendim e Atenor on the Douro International Natural Park in Northern Portugal. The Hermitage consists of a chapel in ruins and a shelter with hagiographic frescoes executed in the 16th century in the place known by São Paulo, in the vicinity the chapel of the same name, located about 700 m and closest to the river.
The hermitage bears the date of 1553 and the chapel has the date of 1596 inscribed on it. Sculptures and rock graves were identified, a sign of the sacred character of the area and the continuity of rituals and cults that took place there.
Eremitério Os Santos is a 16th century hermitage located near the towns of Picote and Sendim e Atenor on the Douro International Natural Park in Northern Portugal. The Hermitage consists of a chapel in ruins and a shelter with hagiographic frescoes executed in the 16th century in the place known by São Paulo, in the vicinity the chapel of the same name, located about 700 m and closest to the river.
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