Case file · Apparition / miracle
Feliciano Mendes's vow and the sanctuary of Congonhas
In 1757 the Portuguese miner Feliciano Mendes, believing he had been cured of a grave illness through Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, began building a sanctuary on a hill at Congonhas, Minas Gerais. Aleijadinho later carved its twelve soapstone prophets.
1757 CE · -20.49, -43.86 · status: account
The account
The sanctuary is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (1985) and one of Brazil's largest pilgrimage centres, with a room of ex-votos from people who say they were healed.