Interfaith partnership restores historic chapel in Portugal
Branzelo, Portugal · · 1 min
The Chapel of Our Lady of Affliction in Branzelo, built in 1884, has been rebuilt and returned to the community after the 2024 wildfires.
AKDN / José Nero
7 September 2025
A historic chapel in northern Portugal has reopened after being destroyed in the devastating wildfires that swept through Gondomar, just east of Porto, in September 2024. The restoration was made possible thanks to a unique collaboration involving local authorities, the Catholic Church and the Ismaili Imamat