Guimaraes - Nossa Senhora da Oliveira 
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The Largo da Oliveira is dominated by the collegiate church of Nossa Senhora da Oliveira. The church, originally founded by Afonso Henriques in the 12th C., in thanksgiving for his victory in the battle of Ourique, stands on the site of an earlier convent founded by Countess Mumadona in the 10th C. It was considerably enlarged in 1387-1400 by Joao I to commemorate the battle of Aljubarrota, when most of the original Romanesque cloister was demolished.
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Features of the interior of the church include a Gothic stone altar and the Romanesque baptismal font from the Capela de Sao Miguel do Castelo, where Afonso I Henriques is said to have been christened. The silver altar in the sacramental chapel is particularly valuable.
Address:
Nossa Senhora da Oliveira, Largo da Oliveira
4800 Guimarães, Guimaraes , Portugal
4800 Guimarães, Guimaraes , Portugal
Hours:
7am-12pm, 3:30pm-7:30pm; Closed: Mon
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