Congonhas do Campo - Igreja Bom Jesus dos Matozinhos
Congonhas do Campo (now Congonhas) contains the showpiece of Aleijadinho (the little cripple), as Antônio Francisco Lisboa (1730-1814) was known. He most likely suffered from Porphyria, disease which caused him to ask for a number of amputatins in order to continue working on his works of art. The church of Bom Jesus dos Matosinhos contains a representation in polychromic wood of the entire Via Crucis, hosted in 7 chapels. The church is adorned with steatite statues of the 12 Prophets from the Old Testament.
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