Rio De Janeiro Sights

Igreja São Francisco da Penitência & Convento Santo Antônio

#63 of 674 things to do in Rio de Janeiro

#63 of 674 things to do in Rio de Janeiro

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  • Address
    • Largo da Carioca 5
  • Phone
    • 021 2262 0197
  • Price
    • admission R$2
  • Hours
    • church 8am-6pm daily, convent 9am-noon & 1-4pm Tue-Fri

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Lonely Planet review for Igreja São Francisco da Penitência & Convento Santo Antônio

Overlooking the Largo da Carioca is the baroque Igreja São Francisco da Penitência & Convento Santo Antônio, dating from 1726. Recently restored to its former glory, the church’s sacristy has blue Portuguese tiles and an elaborately carved altar made out of jacaranda wood. It also has a roof panel by José Oliveira Rosa depicting St Francis receiving the stigmata. The church’s statue of Santo Antônio is an object of great devotion to many Cariocas in search of a husband or wife.

 

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