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Church Of St. Vincent (Wrocław)
St. Vincent's Church may refer to: Denmark * St. Vincent's Church, Helsingør Italy * San Vincenzo, Modena Portugal * Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon * St Vincent's Church, Braga, Braga * Igreja de São Vicente de Sousa, Felgueiras Municipality Spain * Church of San Vicente Mártir, Vitoria-Gasteiz England * St Vincent's Church, Caythorpe, Lincolnshire, England * St Vincent's Church, Crookes, South Yorkshire, England * St Vincent's Church, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England * Church of St Vincent, Ashington The Anglican Church of St Vincent at Ashington in the civil parish of Chilton Cantelo, Somerset, England, is from the 13th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church was built of local stone with Hamstone dressings ..., Somerset, England Poland * Church of St. Vincent (Wrocław), Poland See also * St. Vincent de Paul Church (other) * St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church (other) {{disambiguation, ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Vincenzo, Modena
The church of San Vincenzo is a Baroque architecture, Baroque style, Roman Catholic church located on Corso Canalgrande, number 75 in Modena, Italy. History Built on the site of a prior 13th century church, the Theatine order tore down the structure to build a new church. The layout of the church resembles that of other Theatine churches such as Sant'Andrea della Valle in Rome. With a long nave and a number of side chapels. The architect, sometime after 1634, was Bartolomeo Avanzini. The interior stucco was mainly the work of Avanzini, who was also active in similar decoration at the Ducal Palace of Sassuolo. On May 13, 1944, a bomb destroyed the presbytery and choir, destroying the apse and cupola frescoes (1671) by Sigismondo Caula. The apse, now bare, had a ''Glory of St Vincent''. The main altar, restored after the bombing, was carved by Tommaso Loraghi. A funeral chapel for the House of Austria-Este was built in 1836 by Francis IV, Duke of Modena using designs by Francesco V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monastery Of São Vicente De Fora
The Church and Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, meaning "Monastery of St. Vincent Outside the Walls", is a 17th-century church and monastery in the city of Lisbon, Portugal. It is one of the most important monasteries and mannerist buildings in the country. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal. History and art The original Monastery of São Vicente de Fora was founded around 1147 by the first Portuguese King, Afonso Henriques, for the Augustinian Order. Built in Romanesque style outside the city walls, it was one of the most important monastic foundations in medieval Portugal. It is dedicated to Saint Vincent of Saragossa, patron saint of Lisbon, whose relics were brought from the Algarve to Lisbon in the 12th century. The present buildings are the result of a reconstruction ordered by King Philip II of Spain, who had become King of Portugal (as Philip I) after a succession crisis in 1580. The church of the monastery was bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbon
Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainland Europe's westernmost capital city (second overall after Reykjavík, Reykjavik), and the only one along the Atlantic coast, the others (Reykjavik and Dublin) being on islands. The city lies in the western portion of the Iberian Peninsula, on the northern shore of the River Tagus. The western portion of its metro area, the Portuguese Riviera, hosts the westernmost point of Continental Europe, culminating at Cabo da Roca. Lisbon is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world and the second-oldest European capital city (after Athens), predating other modern European capitals by centuries. Settled by pre-Celtic tribes and later founded and civilized by the Phoenicians, Julius Caesar made it a municipium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Vincent's Church, Braga
The Saint Vincent Church () is a 16th-century baroque Catholic church in Braga, Portugal, dedicated to Saint Vincent of Saragossa. The Church has been classified as Property of Public Interest since 1986. Overview It was built in 1565 and restored in 1691, on the same site where there was once a Visigoth church of the 7th century (656). In 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 azulejo (, ; from the Arabic ) is a form of Portuguese and Spanish painted Tin-glazing, tin-glazed ceramic tilework. ''Azulejos'' are found on the interio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braga
Braga (; ) is a cities of Portugal, city and a Municipalities of Portugal, municipality, capital of the northwestern Portugal, Portuguese Braga (district), district of Braga and of the historical and cultural Minho Province. Braga Municipality had a resident population of 201,583 inhabitants (in 2023), representing the seventh largest municipality in Portugal by population. Its area is 183.40 km2. Its agglomerated urban area extends to the Cávado River and is the third most populated urban area in Portugal, behind Lisbon Metropolitan Area, Lisbon and Porto Metropolitan Areas. It is host to the oldest Portuguese archdiocese, the Archdiocese of Braga of the Catholic Church and it is the seat of the Primacy of the Spains. During the Roman Empire, then known as Bracara Augusta, the settlement was the capital of the Roman province of Gallaecia and later would become the capital of the Kingdom of the Suebi that was one of the first territories to separate from the Roman Empire i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igreja De São Vicente De Sousa
Igreja de São Vicente de Sousa is a church in Portugal. It is classified as a Monuments of Portugal, National Monument. Churches in Porto District National monuments in Porto District {{Portugal-church-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
