Chapel of Our Lady of the Ladder
| Chapel of Our Lady of the Ladder | |
|---|---|
Capela de Nossa Senhora da Escada | |
Chapel of Our Lady of the Ladder, Salvador, Bahia | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Catholic |
| District | Escada |
| Rite | Roman |
| Ownership | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia |
| Location | |
| Municipality | Salvador |
| State | Bahia |
| Country | Brazil |
| Geographic coordinates | 12°52′52″S 38°28′58″W / 12.881213°S 38.482839°W |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Baroque |
| Founder | Lázaro Arévolo |
| Date established | 1566 |
| Direction of façade | West |
| Designated | 1962 |
| Reference no. | 560 |
The Chapel of Our Lady of the Ladder (Portuguese: Capela de Nossa Senhora da Escada) is a 16th-century Roman Catholic church located in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It was constructed as part of the Nossa Senhora de Escada sugar plantation by Lázaro Arévolo, likely in 1566; he donated the chapel to the Jesuits in the late 16th century. The chapel is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia; it was listed as a historic structure by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1962. It and the Church and Monastery of Our Lady of Monserrate are the only remaining 16th-century chapels in Salvador.