it Was two years ago that came up with the idea to modernise the interaction of the people catholic with the Churches and the Sanctuaries of the Catholics. Name Candla, this startup developed in the form of application you want, on the one hand, to unite the Portuguese to the Catholic community and, on the other, to allow tourists to have access to the map of the nearby Churches where they are. This application is working since July.
But how did the Candla? João Pessoa Costa, co-founder of the startup, confesses that he always wanted to create a project of your own. The opportunity arose in New York, when John and his partner at the time also a colleague, during the MBA, have been to mass. "We thought about how we could extend the relationship with that church," says John, adding that they began to see that "applications were already related to the church." Any application that allowed this connection between a person and the Church, always had to ask for the interaction of a Saint, has been detected. So, John and the partner saw the opportunity to launch the Candla in the market.
"we Started by assembling a prototype, which was just a plastic box with a light inside, connected to a app completely the primary, on the phone. When we arrived in Lisbon, we started working on this prototype with the University of Aveiro, who gave us tremendous support. In fact, it was through the University that we know of a startup based in Aveiro, which developed our first prototype. We grabbed the box and drive us to a Priest from the Catholic University of Lisbon, asking him what would be the feasibility of we can implement the project in a church. The Father thought the idea was spectacular, and the innovative, and from there, we started to develop the box, making it more professional," said the founder of the StartUp.
With the support of the Father, Mário Rui, present in the parishes of St Nicholas and st Mary Magdalene, hired a designer and have developed a model of velário of the root, which does not collide with the Church, this fits both in a modern Church, as in a more traditional.
it Is with satisfaction that John refers to the Father Mário Rui as "a Priest fantastic, super committed, modern and completely open to everything that is new technologies", adding that, the fact that the Father already had four churches under his jurisdiction, allowed them "to have, immediately, a capillary is large, and in particular, churches are significant: the Church of the Conceição Velha, the St. Nicholas, the Santa Maria maddalena and the Church of the Victory" in Lisbon, by choosing next, from the beginning, in the first three mentioned.
Materials such as acrylic, and metals more noble were used in the development of the velários electric and although it has enhanced the product, made all the difference. Currently, they have 30 velários implemented in most of the Churches in Lisbon. Are in negotiations at the Port, in contact with Braga and, at the same time, close to Madrid, to align the entry into Rome, and think about expanding to Latin America, because "brazilians have a predilection natural to everything that is technology and the Church, so the two together makes perfect sense".
Want to join the initiative? To begin with it is necessary to make the download of app available in IOS or Android. To make the download appear in the Churches mapped, depending on the proximity. After you are offered three candles, which can be used simultaneously or separate. When a candle is lit, the application reverts a pagela real-time, where it is possible to pray to the Holy chosen. After the use of the free, it is possible to make the uploads. Each candle has a cost of 99 cents.
This design is available in the Churches of St. Nicholas, Santa Maria Madalena da Conceição Velha, São Domingos, São Cristovão, of the Martyrs, the Sacrament of the Incarnation, Santa Isabel, Santo António, Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Santa Maria de Belém (Jerónimos), Our Lady of the immaculate Conception and the Church of St. John of God. The Shrines of Fatima, the Door Opened and the Bom Jesus of Braga also joined the Candla.
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