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Episcopal Palace of Porto. The Episcopal Palace (Portuguese: Paço Episcopal) is the residence of the bishops of Porto, in Portugal. The palace is located on a high elevation, near Porto Cathedral, and dominates the skyline of the city. It is part of the historical centre of Porto, designated World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
* Parochial Archive (ed.), Livro de Visitações da Igreja de Santa Bárbara (1661–1704) (in Portuguese), Vila do Porto (Azores), Portugal: Arquivo Paroquial de Vila do Porto Carbalho, Manuel Chaves (2001), Igrejas e Ermidas de Santa Maria, em Verso (in Portuguese), Vila do Porto (Azores), Portugal: Câmara Municipal de Vila do Porto, p. 84
Frei Antonio de Castro became Patriarch of Lisbon in 1814, being followed at Porto by João Avelar. Frei Manuel de Santa Inês, though elected, never obtained confirmation, but some years after his death, relations between Portugal and the Holy See were re-established by a concordat and Jerónimo da Costa Rebelo became bishop in 1843.
The following is a list of churches in Portugal by district or autonomous region. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( December 2014 )
Portugal is the location of one of the major Catholic shrines and Marian pilgrimage sites, at Fátima, honouring Our Lady of Fátima. The northern city of Braga is an important Catholic centre. A Portuguese saying which lists characteristics of different cities states that "Coimbra studies, Braga prays, Lisbon shows off and Porto works". [14]
Igreja de Santa Clara is a Catholic church located in the parish of Sé in Porto, Portugal. The construction of the church began in 1416 alongside the Santa Clara Convent for use by nuns of the Order of Poor Clares. The nuns settled in the church in 1427, which was eventually completed in 1457.
The parish is located between the Ribeira do Salto and Ponta do Norte, with its main nucleus along a valley, in an area of southeastern Santa Maria, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the seat of Vila do Porto. Its geographic location on the island has resulted in it being referred to as the Sol Nascente parish (roughly, the sun dawn), owing to ...
Another notable example of gilt wood decoration in Porto is the interior of the Santa Clara Church. The facade of the church is flanked by interesting monuments like the 18th century, Neoclassical Church of the Ordem Terceira de São Francisco and the Dispatch House of the Order ( Casa de Despachos ), which houses a museum and has an ...