The Church of Albergaria dos Doze needs you.

We will renovate the church and chapels of the parish of Albergaria dos Doze, so that we can continue to have places of worship and maintain the historical and identity heritage of our villages.

The church of Albergaria dos Doze was inaugurated on February 2, 1964. It is a large building, 18 meters high. The parish of Albergaria dos Doze also has two chapels: the chapel in Gracieira and the Santa Marta chapel in Ruge-Água. Storm Krystin caused extensive damage to several buildings. In the church of Albergaria dos Doze, many tiles and roof tiles were damaged in the area of the roof near the altar, allowing water to enter the church for several days. The rectory also suffered extensive damage, as the chimney broke, destroying part of the roof and leaving the building exposed to the elements. In the Gracieira chapel, the roof was also damaged, and water infiltration was so severe that the interior wall coverings were ruined. In the Santa Marta chapel in Ruge-Água, the roof and eaves were damaged, as were the paintings, due to water infiltration. The cross on the chapel was destroyed and the horn on the tower was damaged.

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Shortly after the storm, a group of volunteers was formed in Albergaria dos Doze, despite the lack of communication means, knocking on people's doors and posting on Facebook in the few places where there was network coverage (which meant going to Pombal every day for the first 15 days...). The first tasks were to evacuate the water that accumulated in the buildings every day and find temporary solutions to prevent water from entering or to facilitate its evacuation. In the church of Albergaria dos Doze, a large plastic sheet, donated by a volunteer from the aid center opened in Pombal, was placed, like a "pool," to collect all the water that fell in front of the altar, where the roof was destroyed, to prevent the water from spreading throughout the church and to facilitate its evacuation. Since the roof repair was urgent, after contacting more than ten contractors, I managed, through word of mouth, to get one contractor and his team, equipped with harnesses due to the height of the church, to repair the roof. The roof repair consisted of replacing the broken tiles with new ones, temporarily fixed with foam, and also installing roofing felt in that part of the roof. In the rectory, a tarp was temporarily placed over the damaged roof area.

Budget and due dates

Church of Albergaria dos Doze: cost of repairing the church roof: 2452.95 euros. Estimated cost of repairing the rectory: 2500 euros.

Cpaela da Gracieira: estimated cost of work (roof, eaves, painting): 6000 euros

Chapel of Santa Marta de Ruge - Water: cost of roof and eaves repair: 1760 euros, budget for replacement of the Cross: 258 euros, estimate for the remaining work on the roof and eaves, painting of an annex and repair of the horn: 1020 euros.

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