Chapel of Our Lady of the Ladder

The Chapel of Our Lady of the Ladder is a 16th-century Roman Catholic church located in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It was constructed as part of the Nossa Senhora de Escada sugar plantation by Lázaro Arévolo, likely in 1566; he donated the chapel to the Jesuits in the late 16th century.

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Type: Church
Description: church in Salvador, Bahia
Also known as: “Capela de Nossa Senhora da Escada”, “Capela Nossa Senhora da Escada”, “Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Escada”, and “Igreja Nossa Senhora da Escada”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ribeira beach and Church of Nossa Senhora da Penha, Salvador.

Ribeira beach

Beach

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Ribeira beach is situated 3½ km southwest of Chapel of Our Lady of the Ladder.

Church of Nossa Senhora da Penha, Salvador

Church

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The Church of Our Lady of Penha is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The church is located in the Ribeira neighborhood and constructed in 1742 as an extension of the Summer Palace of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia. Church of Nossa Senhora da Penha, Salvador is situated 3½ km southwest of Chapel of Our Lady of the Ladder.

Terminal Marítimo da Ribeira

Station

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Terminal Marítimo da Ribeira is a station, which is situated 3½ km south of Chapel of Our Lady of the Ladder.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cajazeiras and Água de Meninos.

Cajazeiras

Suburb

Cajazeiras is a neighborhood in Salvador, Bahia. It was established by governmental planning with constructions of housing estates in stages that generated sectors, but its growth became disorderly. Cajazeiras is situated 8 km east of Chapel of Our Lady of the Ladder.