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Igreja de Santa Engracia / Panteao Description
Only since the middle of the 1960s has the dome of the Igreja de Santa Engrácia formed part of Lisbon's typical skyline. The church, one of the most striking in the city and visible from afar, has a long and complicated history.

An earlier church on this site dating from the 16th century and bearing the same name had to be torn down, as it was considered desecrated after a robbery in 1630. The deed was blamed on a Jew, who was executed, although it was later proved that he had nothing to do with the incident and that the only reason he had not spoken out about it was so that his love affair with a nun in the neighboring Santa Clara convent was not discovered. The convicted man is supposed to have phrophesied that the building of a
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Hobbies & Activities category: Christian sites;  Architecture - Baroque or Rococo;  Scenic site or route;  Tombs, burial site
Address
Igreja de Santa Engrácia / Panteao
Campo de Santa Clara
Lisbon
Portugal
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:009:009:009:009:009:009:00
Closed13:0013:0013:0013:0013:0013:0013:00
Open15:0015:0015:0015:0015:0015:0015:00
Closed19:0019:0019:0019:0019:0019:0019:00
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Easter - Christian
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Transit
Tram: 3, 16, 24; Bus: 9, 12, 13A, 17, 25, 25A, 28, 35, 39, 46, 59, 81, 82, 90.
Do-It-Yourself Tours
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