How big is the ornament?

3 inches (76 mm) across, faceted crystal glass with a red ribbon hanger, in a white or gold gift box.

What is Bom Jesus do Monte?

A pilgrimage sanctuary on a hill above Braga, Portugal, known for its zigzag Baroque stairway that climbs 116 meters to a neoclassical church. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019.

What size is the ornament?

A three-inch (76 mm) faceted crystal round with a white-backed print, in a white or gold gift box, with free U.S. shipping.

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Braga Portugal Holiday Ornament - Bom Jesus do Monte

Q: How many steps are there at Bom Jesus?

The full stairway has more than 500 steps, rising through the flights of the Five Senses and the Three Virtues. A funicular built in 1882 still carries visitors to the top.

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For anyone who has climbed the stairs of Bom Jesus, or wants to. The great zigzag stairway rises in white and granite flights toward the twin towers of the church, with a wreath and red bow on the facade for the season. A gift for pilgrims and travelers, for families from the north of Portugal, and for anyone who loves a church built to be climbed toward.

Bom Jesus do Monte stands on a wooded hill above Braga. Work on the present sanctuary began in 1722, and the neoclassical church at the top, designed by Carlos Amarante, was begun in 1784 and consecrated in 1834. The Baroque stairway below it climbs 116 meters through the flights of the Five Senses and the Three Virtues, each landing with its own fountain, chapels and statues.

Pilgrims have climbed it for three centuries, some of them on their knees. For everyone else there is the Bom Jesus funicular, built in 1882 and still running, said to be the first funicular on the Iberian Peninsula. In 2019 the sanctuary was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

For church lovers, Portuguese families and anyone who keeps a church ornament on the tree.

The drawing is our own, in black and white in the manner of an old engraving, with the green of the clipped hedges and the wreath's red bow as the only color. It is set in a three-inch faceted crystal round, white-backed so the zigzag stairs stay crisp against a lit tree or a window, and comes in a white or gold gift box.

3-inch faceted crystal · white-backed print · white or gold gift box · free U.S. shipping

QUICK FACTS — BRAGA PORTUGAL CRYSTAL ORNAMENT — BOM JESUS DO MONTE

Series: Crystal Glass Ornament

Art: Bom Jesus do Monte, original Merlin Classics engraving printed to the glass

Blank: 3-inch (76 mm) round clear crystal glass ornament, faceted gem-cut edge

Print: white-backed for contrast; red ribbon hanger

Packaging: white or gold gift box, chosen at checkout

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