Oporto - Igreja de Sao Francisco

 
South of the Palácio da Bolsa in Oporto is the former church of the Franciscan convent, the Igreja de Sao Francisco. Originally Gothic but remodeled in Baroque style, it has a large rose window. The interior has sumptuous talha dourada decoration (17th/18th centuries); also of interest is the elegant Renaissance tomb of the merchant Francisco Brandao Pereira (d. 1528) decorated with gilded vines, birds and angels.

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Adjoining the church is a small museum of sacred art. Above the museum there is access to the catacombs which were used in the 17th and 18th centuries as tombs for members of the Franciscan order.
Address: Igreja de Sao Francisco, Rua da Bolsa 7, Oporto , Portugal
Hours:
9am-6pm

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