The Our Lady of Conception Church () also simply called Church of the Conception, is the name given to a parish church that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the

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, specifically on Conceição Avenue right next to the "Hotel Residêncial Baía" in the town of

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on the island of the same name, capital of the African country of

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. It is alternatively known as the ''Igreja vermelha'' which in Portuguese means ''Red Church'' because of the color in this painting the temple. It has a single bell tower and the top of the main entrance is a statue of the

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. In 2011 during the tour of the Pilgrim Image of

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they brought from

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, activities such as Masses, novenas and processions that reached the cathedral church of São Tomé (''Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Graça'') were held.

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