The priest, who had just left the city of \u00c1gua Suja (present-day Romaria-MG), arrived to be the first parish priest of the Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes in Po\u00e1-SP, created on February 11, 1935. A written document exists that reflects his first impressions of the town of Po\u00e1:
\n\u2018'From the station, a narrow street leads out, full of anachronistic houses, old houses from bygone eras. And the village is summed up in this colorless street, devoid of any interest, dead, without any liveliness.' 'Ox carts pass slowly, transporting vegetables from the surrounding farms. And there, at the end of the alley, on a rise of land dominating the entire landscape cut by bluish hills, stands the temple of Po\u00e1: Our Lady of Lourdes.'.
\nAt the time, Po\u00e1 had 3,000 inhabitants, most of whom worked in the capital, while the rest were dedicated to agriculture.<\/p>\n
In the photo:<\/strong> Father Eust\u00e1quio blessing the beginning of the construction of the new parish house. Currently, this place houses the Father Eust\u00e1quio Museum in Po\u00e1.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" O padre, que havia acabado de deixar a cidade de \u00c1gua Suja (atual Romaria-MG), chegara para ser o primeiro p\u00e1roco da Par\u00f3quia de Nossa Senhora de Lourdes de Po\u00e1-SP, criada em 11 de fevereiro de 1935. Consta um documento escrito, que reflete suas primeiras impress\u00f5es do povoado de Po\u00e1: ‘Da Esta\u00e7\u00e3o sai uma rua estreitinha, cheia de um casario anacr\u00f4nico, velhas casas dos tempos de antanho. E a vila se resume nessa rua incolor, despida de qualquer interesse, morta, sem nenhuma vivacidade’. ‘Carros de Bois passam lerdos transportando verduras dos s\u00edtios das redondezas. E l\u00e1 no fim da ruela, numa […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3025,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[614,611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-curiosidades","category-noticias"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n