Church of Saint Mary Magdalene

Category: Religious Architecture > Portal

District: Lisboa > Lisboa > Lisboa > Sé

Location

Located in the parish of Santa Maria Maior, Lisbon.

History

, Initially built in 1150 or 1164 by order of D. Afonso Henriques.

, Destroyed by a fire in 1363 and rebuilt by order of King D. Fernando I.

, Partially destroyed by a cyclone in 1600.

, Completely destroyed by the Lisbon Earthquake of 1755.

, Rebuilt from the foundations by order of Queen Dona Maria I in 1783.

, Additional alterations made in 1833.

Administration

Managed by the Brotherhood of Senhor Jesus dos Perdões, Santa Catarina and Nossa Senhora de Belém.

Interior

, Image of the Christ of Forgiveness.

, Paintings by Pedro Alexandrino de Carvalho.

, Sculptures by José de Almeida and Machado de Castro.

Main Portal

, Manueline style.

, Probably originating from the Church of Conceição dos Freires, destroyed by the earthquake.

, Features a trefoil arch and two armillary spheres.

, Classified as a National Monument since 1910.

Nearby Roman Elements

, Four Roman tombstones incorporated into the wall of the building on Travessa do Almada.

, One of the tombstones is an ex-voto to the goddess Cybele, found next to the other three in 1753-1754 during construction work.

, Remains of a building that may have been a temple to the goddess Cybele.

Sources: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igreja_da_Madalena

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt