Labruja
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Labruja is a parish (freguesia) in the municipality of Ponte de Lima in Portugal.
It is divided in 32 places: Antas, Arco, Bacelos, Balada, Bandeira, Bargo, Bouça, Camboa, Carvalho, Casa Branca, Codeçal, Devesa, Espinheiro, Fijô, Gávia, Igreja, Mota, Outeiro, Pessegueiros, Pedrelo, Pinheiro, Pombinha, Ponte Nova, Quinta, Revolta, Rua, Santana, Soutinho, Torre, Valinhos, Vinhó de Baixo and Vinhó de Cima.
It is best known for its monumental Church of Our Lord of Socorro, where big festivals are held on the first Saturday and Sunday of July. This church was created in the XVIII century and was build in baroque style. [1]
Other monuments of interest are: Saint John of Agróva's Chapel (Capela de São João da Agróva), Saint Christine's Chapel (Capela de Santa Cristina), Saint Anne's Chapel (Capela de Sant'ana), Our Lady of Snow's Chapel (Capela de Nossa Senhora das Neves), Small Lake's Chapel (Capela da Poça), Saint Dominic Savio's chapel (Capela de São Domingos), etc..
There are some theories about the foundation of this parish under the rule of Ordoño II of León, where there was, until 1460, a benedictine monastery in the place of Bandeira called Saint Christopher of Labruja ( São Cristóvão da Labruja).
The name "Labruja" came from the portuguese word "laboriosa", after the name of the mountain range where it is located; "laboriosa" means "laborious" in english. It is one of the most hard routes of portuguese part of the Way of St. James (Caminho de Santiago).
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Coordinates: 41°50′28″N 8°35′56″W / 41.841°N 8.599°W
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- ^ http://www.jf-labruja.com; Revista Panorama, May, 1965.
