Igreja de Santa Cruz do Convento de São Domingos
It used to be a part of the Convent of Saint Domingos, estroyed by a fire at the beginning of our century. The façade has a renaissance composition that circles the portal, which is sided by columns with chapiters. Between th columns there are two sculptures representing the Apostles. The interior has only one nave. A special note to the tomb of the Archbishop frei Bartolomeu, of 1590, who promoted the convent's construction.
Contacts
Largo de São Domingos
4900-330,Viana do Castelo
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- email: [email protected]
- website: http://www.diocesedeviana.pt/diocese/
- Easy external parking
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Characteristics
Monuments near Igreja de Santa Cruz do Convento de São Domingos
Capela de Nossa Senhora das Candeias
Located by the docks, it was builtunder the invocation of the Santo Homem Bom, patron saint of tailors and silk spinners. It has a stone, dated 1944, that test…
Capela de Santa Catarina
Located about 50 metres away from the fishing docks. In its interior, we find wax ex-votos and miniatures of sailboats.
Capela de Santiago
The main façade has the image of Saint Jack. In the interior, thre is an image of the 1700s portraying Our Lady with Jesus as a Child, as well as an image of S…
Capela de São Roque
This chapel stands out for its simplicity. In the interior, a special note to the blackwood and to Saint Roque's image of the 1700s, as well as the pulpit and …
