Category: Religious Architecture > Church
District: Beja > Beja > Beja > Salvador e Santa Maria da Feira
, Origin in the Visigothic period and possible conversion into a mosque during the Muslim invasion.
, Construction of a new church in 1259 by initiative of Afonso III of Portugal.
, Naming of the parish as "Santa Maria da Feira" due to the holding of the fair in the adjacent area.
, Donation of the temple to the Order of Avis in 1270.
, Classified as a Property of Public Interest since 1959.
, The group of buildings and the annexed Tower are part of the classification.
, Manueline-Mudéjar Galilé built around 1500, with pointed arches and cylindrical buttresses.
, Medieval bell tower with a 14th-century bell.
, Remodeling of the church body in the 16th century, eliminating most of the medieval vestiges.
, Chancel with original Gothic structure of the main chapel, with buttresses and pointed arch windows.
, Longitudinal plan with three naves of equal height, covered with vaults and cylindrical columns with Tuscan capitals.
, Neoclassical altars, side altars in gilded woodcarving from the 17th and 18th centuries, and altar of Saint Michael the Archangel in Baroque style.
, Altar of the Blessed Sacrament in polychrome marble in neoclassical style, with a canvas representing the Last Supper.
, Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary with a monumental Tree of Jesse in gilded woodcarving, made between 1677 and 1681.
, Main altar in wood of neoclassical style from the late 18th century.
Sources: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igreja_Matriz_de_Santa_Maria_da_Feira
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt
Coordinates DD: 38.015027,-7.862717
Coordinates DMS: 38°00'54.1"N 07°51'45.8"W
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