Capela Nossa Senhora do socorro

These are true facts, facts that transcribe feelings of love, cruelty and a lot of sacrifice! Frei Diogo was a priest of the Parish of S. Gens. He had as a great friend José de Melo dos Santos Leal de Barros, he was the son of the Captain of Real. José de Melo, had a great love for Paula Gonçalves, who in turn responded madly. Frei Diogo was very happy to marry them, but there were two reasons that made this union difficult: the first is that the Captain of Real, secondly, was the murderer of Paula's father, hence his dissatisfaction with this love and the second was stronger, José de Melo had to go to war, to the lands of Africa. It was at a dinner at the house of Dona Joana, Paula's mother, that Frei Diogo revealed the departure of the girl's lover. It was with great pain that Paula heard these words, she didn't accept that her only love left for war. But José de Melo was a man of courage and not a coward. He said goodbye on the eve of his departure to Aslim, with a kiss, it was the first kiss! Paula dreamed that she saw him dead, in battle! The unfortunate day arrived, after giving communion to José de Melo, Friar Diogo accompanied him, listening to the nostalgia that his friend already conveyed for his beloved! Upon reaching the top of Monte da Veiga, José de Melo made a promise to his friend that if he arrived safe and sound from the battle against the infidels, he would raise with his own hands a chapel to Nª. Mrs. of Socorro. Frei Diogo said that his vow would be fulfilled!