Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of the Black People

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The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of the Black People is a historic Catholic church in Salvador, Brazil, built by and for Afro-Brazilian worshippers and renowned for its Baroque architecture and cultural significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque church ⓘ
Catholic church ⓘ
historic building ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque ⓘ
associatedWith Afro-Brazilian history ⓘ
Black Catholic brotherhoods ⓘ
Our Lady of the Rosary devotion ⓘ
builtBy Afro-Brazilian brotherhood ⓘ
city Salvador ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
culturalSignificance important site of Black Catholic devotion in Salvador ⓘ
symbol of Afro-Brazilian religious life ⓘ
dedicatedTo Our Lady of the Rosary ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
hasAltarDedication Our Lady of the Rosary ⓘ
hasCommunity Black lay confraternity ⓘ
hasCulturalImportanceFor Afro-descendant population of Salvador ⓘ
hasCulturalRole center of Afro-Brazilian cultural expression ⓘ
site of syncretic religious practices ⓘ
hasFacadeStyle Baroque ⓘ
hasFunction parish church ⓘ
hasInteriorStyle Baroque ⓘ
hasLanguageOfLiturgy Portuguese ⓘ
hasSignificance marker of Black presence in colonial Salvador ⓘ
symbol of resistance and identity for Afro-Brazilians ⓘ
heritageStatus cultural heritage site of Salvador ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ
isPartOf Catholic heritage of Bahia ⓘ
colonial religious architecture of Salvador ⓘ
locatedIn Pelourinho ⓘ
locatedInHistoricCenter Historic Centre of Salvador ⓘ
notableFor Baroque interior decoration ⓘ
association with Afro-Brazilian confraternities ⓘ
historic religious festivals ⓘ
role in Black brotherhood religious practices ⓘ
primaryCommunity Afro-Brazilian worshippers ⓘ
region Northeast Brazil ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
state Bahia ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor Catholic worship ⓘ
community gatherings ⓘ
religious processions ⓘ

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Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia → notableBuilding → Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of the Black People ⓘ
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Homens Pretos → nameTranslation → Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of the Black Men ⓘ
linked to: Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of the Black People