Salvador - São Francisco (Ordem Terceira de São Francisco) 
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São Francisco
Ordem Terceira
de São Francisco
A little way south of the Terreiro de Jesus are the church and friary of São Francisco and the church of the Third Order (Ordem Terceira) of São Francisco. The friary, originally built in 1587, was destroyed during the fighting with the Dutch and was rebuilt in 1686. The walls of the spacious square cloister are faced with superb Portuguese azulejo pictures. The church, stylistically a mingling of Mannerism and Baroque, was built between 1708 and 1750. The gable is completely Baroque; the interior reflects the Portuguese ideal of a "golden church". Contrary to the normal plan of the mendicant orders' churches, the nave is flanked by aisles, and both nave and aisles are sumptuously decorated with gilded carving. The gilding of the high altar took two years to complete. The ceiling paintings are devoted to the Virgin, and the carving in the choir chapel combines with the azulejo pictures in a harmonious unity. The church of the Third Order has a striking façade, with statues of saints and angels, Atlas figures and other sculptural decoration. The sumptuous decoration of the interior outdoes the Portuguese and Italian Baroque and resembles the Churrigueresque style which originated in Spain and achieved a great flowering in colonial Mexico.
Ordem Terceira
de São Francisco
A little way south of the Terreiro de Jesus are the church and friary of São Francisco and the church of the Third Order (Ordem Terceira) of São Francisco. The friary, originally built in 1587, was destroyed during the fighting with the Dutch and was rebuilt in 1686. The walls of the spacious square cloister are faced with superb Portuguese azulejo pictures. The church, stylistically a mingling of Mannerism and Baroque, was built between 1708 and 1750. The gable is completely Baroque; the interior reflects the Portuguese ideal of a "golden church". Contrary to the normal plan of the mendicant orders' churches, the nave is flanked by aisles, and both nave and aisles are sumptuously decorated with gilded carving. The gilding of the high altar took two years to complete. The ceiling paintings are devoted to the Virgin, and the carving in the choir chapel combines with the azulejo pictures in a harmonious unity. The church of the Third Order has a striking façade, with statues of saints and angels, Atlas figures and other sculptural decoration. The sumptuous decoration of the interior outdoes the Portuguese and Italian Baroque and resembles the Churrigueresque style which originated in Spain and achieved a great flowering in colonial Mexico.
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São Francisco church entrance in Spanish Baroque style in Salvador.
Church of the Third Order of San Francisco in Salvador.
