Igreja da Conceicao Velha, description and photos - Portugal: Lisbon (Topic)

Igreja da Conceicao Velha church description and photos - Portugal: Lisbon. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Igreja da Conceicao Velha.

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The Church of Concecao Velha (Immaculate Conception) is located in Madalena, near Praca do Comrecio. Not far from the Concezan Velha Church is the Lisbon Cathedral. It is one of the oldest churches in the country and is an excellent example of the Manueline architectural style that has survived to this day. The church building seems to be squeezed between the houses and faces the street.

The church was built at the beginning of the sixteenth century and was called the Church of Misericordia (Mercy). Previously, on the site of the church there was a synagogue built in the 15th century. During the Lisbon earthquake in 1755, the church was destroyed, only the portal of the building and one inner chapel survived. The restoration of the church was carried out by the architect Frantisko Antonio Ferreira. After the reconstruction, the church became known as the Consezan Velha Church, and the Brotherhood of Mercy moved to the Church of St. Roch.

The church is one-nave, inside there is a presbytery, adjoining the sacristy, from which you can get to the courtyard. The walls of the presbytery are made of marble. The vaulted ceiling is stuccoed and the walls are tiled. There is a font to the left of the altar and six side chapels. There is also a pulpit. The entrance to the church is crowned with a triangular pediment. The Manueline style is also used in the decoration of the portico - two carved pilasters are striking, which form a large arch above the portico. Above, the portico is decorated with the image of the Virgin Mary with two angels who support her long robe. The mantle of the Virgin Mary covers the kneeling figures of King Manuel I, Queen Eleanor, Pope Alexander VI and others. You can get inside through double arched doors framed by ornamented pilasters. The side windows of the church are decorated with columns depicting the images of saints.

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