Évora Sights

Igreja de São Francisco

#9 of 74 things to do in Évora

#131 of 1207 things to do in Portugal

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    • Praça 1 de Maio Old Town

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Lonely Planet review for Igreja de São Francisco

Évora's best-known church is the Igreja de São Francisco, a tall and huge Manueline-Gothic structure, completed around 1510 and dedicated to St Francis. Exuberant nautical motifs celebrating the Age of Discoveries deck the walls and reflect the confident, booming mood of the time. It's all topped by a cross of Christ's order and dome. Legend has it that the Portuguese navigator Gil Vicente is buried here. What draws the crowds, though, is the Capela dos Ossos (Chapel of Bones) to the right of the main entrance.

 

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