Hermitage of São Vicente

The Hermitage of São Vicente is an early settlement hermitage in the locality of São Vicente, civil parish of Santo António, in the Portuguese municipality of São Roque do Pico, on the Portuguese island of Pico, in the archipelago of the Azores.HistoryThe first reference to this religious temple was attributed to Father João José de Melo, then vicar and confessor for the municipality of São Roque, between 1768 and 1783. As he indicated, it was erected in his birthplace, and dedicated to the locality's principal patron saint (Vincent of Saragossa), in 1746.The little hermitage's main nave was expanded and a sacristy added around 1967, while the presbytery was constructed new during the same public work. This expansion also allowed the construction of a choir (until then undeveloped), and allowed the addition of a belfry to its facade. As these projects continued, the religious administration acquired an image of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, while a crown was given as a gift for the same image.