Capela Dos Ossos

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Localizada no Alentejo, a cidade de Évora é Património Mundial da Humanidade desde 1986.
{{Located in the Alentejo, the city of Évora has been a World Heritage Site since 1986.}}

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Com um dos centros históricos mais ricos de Portugal,
{{With one of the richest historical centres in Portugal,}}

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Évora tem muito para oferecer aos seus turistas.
{{Évora has much to offer its tourists.}}

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Entre os vários monumentos que constituem visita obrigatória,
{{Among the various monuments that make up a mandatory visit}}

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nesta cidade alentejana está um que tem tanto de incrível quanto de assustador.
{{in this Alentejo city, it is one that’s as incredible as it is frightening.}}

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Situada na Igreja de São Francisco,
{{Located in the Church of San Francisco,}}

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a Capela dos Ossos tem, tal como o nome indica,
{{the Chapel of Bones has, as the name implies,}}

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as suas paredes e pilares revestidos de ossos e crânios humanos.
{{its walls and pillars covered with human bones and skulls.}}

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Mas porquê?
{{But why?}}

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Havia tantos cemitérios em Évora no século XVI,
{{There were so many cemeteries in Evora in the 16th century,}}

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que a cidade começou a ficar sem espaço!
{{that the city started to run out of space!}}

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Os monges decidiram, então, exumar cerca de 5000 esqueletos.
{{The monks then decided to exhume about 5000 skeletons.}}

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Exibiam os ossos de forma proeminente para encorajar os visitantes
{{They displayed bones prominently to encourage visitors}}

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a refletir sobre a vida e a inevitabilidade da morte.
{{to reflect on life and the inevitability of death.}}

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“Nós, ossos que aqui estamos, pelos vossos esperamos”
{{“We, the bones that are here, wait for yours”}}

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é o aviso que se lê na Capela.
{{is the warning you read in the chapel.}}

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Apresenta, ainda, motivos que aludem à morte, nos frescos que complementam a decoração.
{{It also presents motifs that allude to death in the frescos that complement the decor.}}