The Chapel of Bones in Evora, was built in the 16th C by Franciscan monks. it is believed to hold the bones of over 5,000 people, rehoused from neighbouring graveyards.
Inside the Chapel hangs a poem, attributed, it is said to Fr. António da Ascenção Teles, who was the parish priest from 1845 to 1848.
Where are you going in such a hurry, traveler?
Pause...do not advance your travel.
You have no greater concern than this one:
That which is now before your eyes.
Recall how many have passed from this world,
Reflect on your similar end.
There is good reason to do so;
If only all did the same.
Ponder, you so influenced by fate,
Among the many concerns of the world,
So little do you reflect on death.
If by chance you glance at this place,
Stop ... for the sake of your journey,
The longer you pause, the further on your journey you will be.
It probably makes more sense in the native language it was written in.
A special resting place, apparently for one of the founding Franciscan Monks....who knows?
It's getting to look a lot like Christmas
Not what one would expect to see adjoining the Chapel of Bones, a permanant display of all things Christmas!
The Canha da Silva Nativity Collection consists of over 2.5k different displays and figures from over 80 countries. The collection has been gathered over a great many years by Major-General Fernando Canha da Silva and his wife Fernanda.
The collection was first put on public display in 1999, it is so large that only about 25% of it can be displayed at any one time.
Oh my days what would jesus say.
It is certainly weird wacky and wonderful
Happy Saturnalia to one and all.
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