Church of Santa Eulalia (Igreja de Santa Eulalia) description and photos - Portugal: Braga (Topic)

Church of Santa Eulalia (Igreja de Santa Eulalia) description and photos - Portugal: Braga. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Igreja de Santa Eulalia.

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Braga is considered the most beautiful city in Portugal and is conditionally divided into the Old Town and the New Town. The new city is more of a business district. All historical monuments and religious sites are concentrated in the Old Town.

The Church of Santa Eulalia is located in the Tenoins district of Braga district. It is also considered the parish church of the area. The Church of Santa Eulalia is small, built in the 13th century and is a typical example of the architecture of northern Portugal during the transition from Romanesque to Gothic. In the construction of churches in the northern part of Portugal at that time (XIII-XIV century), simple architectural forms prevailed. The churches were small in size, consisted of one nave and a chapel. The interior decoration of the temples was simple and not pretentious.

Inside the church there is a rectangular nave and a chapel. The small chapel also has the shape of a rectangle. Unfortunately, very little remains of the church today.

The church is dedicated to Saint Eulalia, who is the patroness of many areas of Portugal, and there are even several areas in the country named after this saint. Saint Eulalia was born in the 6th century and at a young age she was martyred for her faith in Christ, but did not renounce the Christian faith.

Since 1967, the Portuguese Institute for Architectural Heritage has classified the Church of Santa Eulalia as the country's cultural heritage. The Church of Santa Eulalia is located not far from the popular place of pilgrimage for Catholics - the Sanctuary of Bon Jesus do Monti.

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