Recife - São Pedro dos Clérigos

São Pedro dos Clérigos

The Cathedral of São Pedro dos Clérigos, the most imposing monument on the Pátio de São Pedro, was designed by Manuel Ferreira Jácome and built between 1728 and 1782. The ground-plan is an elongated rectangle in two parts, within the smaller part of which is inscribed the octagonal nave. The façade is notable for its almost Gothic verticality. The doorway is Baroque; the pulpit, altars and galleries are of carved stone, the doors of palisander wood. The ceiling painting - João de Deus Sepúlveda's finest work - depicts St Paul blessing the Catholic community.