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Escola E B 2,3 De Ancede
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August 27, 2013
Built on a slope facing the Douro river, the Church dedicated to the Apostle Saint Andrew, in Ancede, was the leading figure of an extensive religious, spiritual and economic heritage. The charter of privileges, from 1141, defined the boundaries of a considerable area of influence from which the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine ran an important humanisation work. But their area of influence was established way beyond the monastic fence and the "couto" [place with privileges] itself. The traces left by the Medieval Period are scarce. The most significant elements are the late Romanesque rose window, which is preserved on the back wall of the Church's chancel, and a wall section from the chevet's north side elevation. All the remaining ecclesial body, monastery and monastic premises are already the result of the artistic movements that marked the 16th to the 19th centuries. Despite the fact that almost since its foundation until its extinction, in 1834, the Monastery of Ancede built a prosperous institution, there are two particularly remarkable periods in the building's history: the turn of the Middle Ages to the Modern Period (15th and 16th centuries) and the 18th century. We should highlight the 14th-century processional cross; the sculpture of Saint Lucy and the triptych of Saint Bartholomew, a couple of pieces of Flemish origin from the early 16th century; the series of paintings invoking the Way to the Cross and the Passion of Christ, all works from the second half of the 17th century; as well as the sculptural collection scattered across the Church and sacristy, with a Baroque matrix and manufactured between the mid-17th and the late 18th centuries. We should also highlight the Holy Head of Ancede. A silver casing, without any ornaments, conceals part of a human skull, supposedly belonging to an ancient canon regular of Ermelo who, during his life, cured rabies; after his death, his relics maintained their miraculous reputation.
Built on a slope facing the Douro river, the Church dedicated to the Apostle Saint Andrew, in Ancede, was the leading figure of an extensive religious, spiritual and economic heritage. The charter of privileges, from 1141, defined the boundaries of a considerable area of influence from which the Can…
