Churches · Porto

Church of Saint Ildefonso

Igreja de Santo Ildefonso

18th-century church in Oporto

  • TypeChurches
  • WherePorto, Portugal
  • AddressRua de Santo Ildefonso
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About Church of Saint Ildefonso

The Igreja de Santo Ildefonso is an eighteenth-century church in Porto, Portugal. The church is located near Batalha Square. Completed in 1739, the church was built in a proto-Baroque style and features a retable by the Italian artist Nicolau Nasoni and a façade of 1932 azulejo tilework. The church is named in honour of the Visigoth, Ildephonsus of Toledo, bishop of Toledo from 657 until his death in 667.

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1739
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