The curious story of Maria Adelaide
While this hidden gem might not exactly be a sight for sore eyes, it definitely tells a surprisingly interesting story about why a small chapel in Vila Nova de Gaia openly displays the corpse of a woman who died in 1885.
This is the curious story of Maria Adelaide.
In 1835 Maria was born in Porto where she attended a local boarding school until she moved to the nearby city of Vila Nova de Gaia to live in a convent.
The convent was situated by the riverside, that and the fact that this was an enclosed building caused humidity levels to be very high. As a result Maria contracted tuberculosis and was advised to leave the convent.
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