Saint Vincent Church

Saint Vincent Church

The Saint Vincent Church (in Portuguese, "Igreja de São Vicente") is a 16th-century baroque Catholic church in Braga, Portugal, dedicated to Saint Vincent of Saragossa.

Was built in 1565 and restored in 1691, on the same site where there was once a Visigoth church of the 7th century (656). I the sacristy there is a stone from that old building with the inscription: "Here rests Remismuera since the first of May 618, Monday, in peace, Amen". This is the oldest authentic Christian monument in Braga, and the oldest reference of "Segunda-feira", the Christian Portuguese name for Monday.

The façade is completed with the statue of St. Vincent in granite, set in a niche surmounted by the Papal Cross.

The church has a luxurious interior with wood carving work in the altars and azulejos in the walls.


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