, ▁the ▁patron ▁of ▁the ▁san ctu ary ▁and ▁parish ▁of ▁R ua ▁became ▁independent . ▁The ▁ab bey ▁began ▁to ▁select ▁his ▁successor ▁and ▁ren ounced ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁Pope ▁Julius ▁III . ▁His ▁successor , ▁Fern ão ▁P ires , ▁nominated ▁Father ▁Bart ol ome u ▁Mad ure ira , ▁who ▁was ▁un pop ular ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁community . ▁Between ▁ 1 5 5 5 ▁and ▁ 1 5 5 9 , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁demand ▁from ▁Rome ▁that ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁Crown ▁should ▁promote ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁V at ican ▁in ▁Sen an cel he . ▁Con sequently , ▁King ▁Sebastian ▁don ates ▁R ua ▁and ▁church ▁an ne xes ▁to ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus , ▁from ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Co im bra . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁September ▁ 1 5 7 5 , ▁Pope ▁Gregory ▁XIII ▁san ction ed ▁the ▁transfer , ▁and ▁by ▁December ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Co im bra ▁nominated ▁their ▁first ▁vic ar ▁to ▁R ua , ▁Father ▁Pedro ▁Rod rig ues . ▁Within ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁dependencies ▁for ▁the ▁pri ests , ▁alongside ▁the ▁church ▁( al ong ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁herm itage ) ▁and ▁another ▁one - store y ▁structure ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁began ▁being ▁constructed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 8 6 , ▁the ▁Chap el ▁of ▁the ▁B less ed ▁Sac re ment ▁() ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁sac rist y ▁by ▁local ▁pat rons ▁that ▁included