List of religious buildings in Guimarães

See also: List of buildings in Guimarães

Guimarães, the first capital city of Portugal, was one of the first reconquered regions of the Reconquista, allowing for a wider time period for religion to settle and root into the lives of those living in it.

This list comprises the religions buildings inside the Concelho of Guimarães, divided by the Freguesias they are located in and sorted by alphabetical order.

Azurém

Name Description Image Construction Coordinates
Chapel of Our Lady of the Conception The Capela de Nossa Senhora da Conceição is a 17th century baroque chapel built in 1699 and deeply restored in the 1700s.[1] It plays a significant role in the Novenas of the Nicolinas festivities. 1699[1] 41°26′54″N 8°18′14″W / 41.44845°N 8.30388°W / 41.44845; -8.30388 (Chapel of Our Lady of the Conception)
Our Lady of the Conception Church The Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição is a 21st century church built between May 2004 and September 2005.[2] The masses of the Novenas of the Nicolinas festivities are done here. 2004[2] 41°26′54″N 8°18′11″W / 41.44839°N 8.30316°W / 41.44839; -8.30316 (Our Lady of the Conception Church)

Costa

Name Description Image Construction Coordinates
Santa Catarina Chapel (Capela de Santa Catarina) A small chapel, hidden inside the Penha Mountain's woods. Huge granite boulders retain the nave of this chapel.[3] It has a portable carved pulpit in the shape of a chalice. It is likely that this temple was built between the 15th and 16th centuries. The latest interventions fully restored the chapel and its surroundings.[3] 1400s/1500[3] 41°25′44″N 8°16′07″W / 41.42893°N 8.26872°W / 41.42893; -8.26872 (Santa Catarina Chapel)

Longos

Name Description Image Construction Coordinates
Santa Marta do Leão Chapel Early 20th century chapel located right at the border between the municipalities of Braga and Guimarães, however it is located in the freguesia of Longos, that belongs to the latter.[4] 1917[4] 41°31′08″N 8°23′30″W / 41.51880°N 8.39176°W / 41.51880; -8.39176 (Santa Marta do Leão Chapel)

Oliveira, São Paio e São Sebastião

Name Description Image Construction Coordinates
Albergaria of Saint Crispin A albergaria is a type of shelter for the poor. The Albergaria of Saint Crispin was built in 1315 and reconstructed in the 1600s.[5] 1315[5] 41°26′32″N 8°17′39″W / 41.44230°N 8.29410°W / 41.44230; -8.29410 (Albergaria of Saint Crispin)
Chapel of Our Lady of Guidance The Chapel of Our Lady of Guidance or Capela de Nossa Senhora da Guia, built after the previous one, located up the street in one of the medieval towers of the Walls of Guimarães, was demolished in the last quarter of the 18th century.[6] It follows the baroque style and it was inaugurated in August 1793.[6] 1793[6] 41°26′33″N 8°17′31″W / 41.44254°N 8.29195°W / 41.44254; -8.29195 (Chapel of Our Lady of Guidance)
Chapel of the Holy Cross The Capela de Santa Cruz, built in 1639, is a small chapel located next to the Paço dos Duques with a stone calvary from 1640 in front.[7] 1639[7] 41°26′47″N 8°17′25″W / 41.44634°N 8.29014°W / 41.44634; -8.29014 (Capela de Santa Cruz)
Chapel of the Venerable Third Order of St. Dominic In Portuguese, the Capela da Venerável Ordem Terceira de São Domingos, is a chapel built between 1741 and 1800.[8] It follows the Rococo architecture.[8] 1741[8] 41°26′32″N 8°17′50″W / 41.44214°N 8.29713°W / 41.44214; -8.29713 (Chapel of the Venerable Third Order of St. Dominic)
Church of Our Lady of the Olive Tree (Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira) Founded as a double monastery in about 949 by Countess Mumadona Dias, it was later donated to the Catholic Church by King Ramiro II.[9] Around 1139, the monastery was turned into a collegiate church, the Colegiada de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira [pt]. The collegiate church was shut down in 1911, but reopened in 1967.[9] 949[9] 41°26′35″N 8°17′33″W / 41.44295°N 8.29263°W / 41.44295; -8.29263 (Saint Peter's Basilica)
Recolhimento das Trinas Convent and female hospice from the 17th century.[10] 1653[10] 41°26′42″N 8°17′36″W / 41.44507°N 8.29347°W / 41.44507; -8.29347 (Recolhimento das Trinas)
Saint Peter's Basilica The St. Peter's Basilica is a Catholic church built following the neoclassical style.[11] Located at the Toural, it receive the title of minor basilica by Pope Benedict XIV in 1751.[12] 1785[11] 41°26′30″N 8°17′45″W / 41.44169°N 8.29594°W / 41.44169; -8.29594 (Saint Peter's Basilica)
Santos Passos Church The Santos Passos Church is an 18th-century Portuguese baroque church located at the Campo da Feira.[13] 1785[13] 41°26′27″N 8°17′23″W / 41.44090°N 8.28971°W / 41.44090; -8.28971 (Santos Passos Church)


Urgezes

Name Description Image Construction Coordinates
Antiga Igreja de Santo Estêvão (Old Saint Stephen Church) The Old Church of Urgezes, now replaced by its more modern counterpart in 1975,[14] had its construction started on 21 June 1826 and was completed in 1842.[15] 1826[15] 41°25′33″N 8°17′47″W / 41.42583°N 8.29631°W / 41.42583; -8.29631 (Old Saint Stephen Church)
Nova Igreja de Santo Estêvão (New Saint Stephen Church) The New Church of Urgezes was inaugurated on 9 March 1975 and it replaced its much smaller predecessor.[14] 1975[14] 41°25′35″N 8°17′48″W / 41.42626°N 8.29657°W / 41.42626; -8.29657 (New Saint Stephen Church)
Remédios Chapel (Capela dos Remédios) Chapel made in honor of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios. It was built in 1554 and restored between 1868 and 1873.[16] It was moved to its current location in 2009 due to urban arrangements.[16] 1554[16] 41°25′24″N 8°17′52″W / 41.42325°N 8.29791°W / 41.42325; -8.29791 (Remédios Chapel)

References

  1. ^ a b "Capela de Nossa Senhora da Conceição". www.monumentos.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição". www.monumentos.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Capela de Santa Catarina". www.visitguimaraes.travel (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  4. ^ a b Castro, Pedro (2018-06-08). "Capela de Santa Marta do Leão, Longos". Visitar Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  5. ^ a b "Albergaria de São Crispim". www.monumentos.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Capela de Nossa Senhora da Guia". www.monumentos.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Capela de Santa Cruz". www.monumentos.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  8. ^ a b c "Capela da Venerável Ordem Terceira de São Domingos". www.monumentos.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "Igreja e Colegiada de Guimarães / Igreja Paroquial de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira". www.monumentos.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Recolhimento das Trinas". www.monumentos.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Basílica de São Pedro / Igreja de São Pedro". www.monumentos.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  12. ^ Guimarães Turismo. "igreja de s. pedro" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  13. ^ a b "Igreja e oratórios de Nossa Senhora da Consolação / Igreja de São Gualter". www.monumentos.gov.pt (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  14. ^ a b c "Igreja Paroquial de Urgezes / Igreja de Santo Estêvão / Igreja Nova". www.monumentos.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Igreja Paroquial de Urgezes / Igreja de Santo Estêvão / Igreja Velha". www.monumentos.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  16. ^ a b c "Capela dos Remédios". www.monumentos.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.