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The first sacred buildings of any importance in Brazil were erected in the second half of the 16th century. Their construction was justified with the development of some populated settlement, as in the cases of Olinda and Salvador. The simplest ones used the wattle and daub technique and covered by palm fronds. Catholic missionaries were ...
The sacristy fountain is of richly carved stone with floral and fish motifs. The sacristy has a collection of sacred images. The most important are images of Saints Cosme, holding a pot, and Saint Damien, holding a parchment. They date to the 16th century, and were located in the niches of the façade. They were removed from the façade in the ...
The Museum of Sacred Art of São Cristóvão (Portuguese: Museu de Arte Sacra de São Cristóvão) is located in a wing of the Third Order Church. It was opened in 1974 under an agreement between the Archdiocese of Aracaju, the Federal University of Sergipe, and the state government of Sergipe. The museum consists of sacred art both from ...
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They built sacred and secular buildings, including houses and forts in Brazilian cities and the countryside. They founded Recife, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador in the colonial period; these cities saw the best expression of Brazilian architecture. [2] [1] Buildings of this period were distinct because they followed similar rules such as ...
Latin America portal; Brazil portal; Catholicism portal; Architecture portal; The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady Assumption and Saint Paul [1] (Portuguese: Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora da Assunção e São Paulo), also known as the See Cathedral (Portuguese: Catedral da Sé), is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo, Brazil.
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Assis; Cathedral of St. Therese in Bacabal; Cathedral of St. Sebastian in Bagé; Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi in Barra; Cathedral of Our Lady of Guidance in Barra do Garças; Cathedral of St. Ann in Barra do Piraí; Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Barreiras; Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in ...
Pages in category "Baroque church buildings in Brazil" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .