Bragança - Cathedral

(Local Name: Sé de Sao Joao Baptista) In the middle of the newer part of the town, in the long Largo da Sé, stands the Cathedral, the Sé de Sao Joao Baptista, originally a Jesuit church, a plain and sturdy Renaissance building with the air of a secular building rather than a church. The aisleless interior is partly clad with azulejos. The choir has reticulated vaulting with bosses bearing coats of arms. The sacristy has a coffered ceiling and painted panels with scenes from the life of St Ignatius Loyola on the walls.