Igreja de São Pedro - Amarante, Portugal
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ariberna
N 41° 16.181 W 008° 04.895
29T E 576925 N 4569102
Baroque church and Heritage in Portugal.
Waymark Code: WM16RAP
Location: Porto, Portugal
Date Posted: 09/23/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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PT: "A mitra papal com a cruz de três braços transversais, de tamanhos decrescentes, no topo da torre da Igreja de São Pedro, é um dos maiores apelos do edifício ao nosso olhar. O mesmo se pode dizer dos dois patamares balaustrados – também na torre -, encimados com as imagens de São Pedro e de São Paulo. Na fachada predomina o estilo barroco.

Dentro do monumento, o protagonista é o teto da sacristia. Revestido em talha de madeira, tem cor natural e é, em termos artísticos, um dos melhores no país. Já a talha dourada embeleza o altar-mor, no interior de cave única – coberta por abóboda de berço em estuque e revestida, na base, com azulejos.

São Mateus, São Marcos, São Lucas e São João dão corpo aos evangelistas figurados no altar-mor, enquanto, nas capelas laterais, vemos São Martinho e Nossa Senhora da Conceição.

Construída no local da antiga capela de São Martinho, a Igreja de São Pedro foi concluída em 1727."

EN: "The papal miter with the cross with three transverse arms, of decreasing sizes, at the top of the tower of the Church of Saint Peter, is one of the building's greatest appeals to our eyes. The same can be said of the two balustrade levels – also in the tower – topped with images of São Pedro and São Paulo. The Baroque style predominates on the façade.

Inside the monument, the protagonist is the ceiling of the sacristy. Coated in wood carving, it has a natural color and is, in artistic terms, one of the best in the country. The gilded carvings beautify the main altar, inside a single basement – covered by a stucco barrel vault and covered, at the base, with tiles.

São Mateus, São Marcos, São Lucas and São João embody the evangelists depicted on the high altar, while, in the side chapels, we see São Martinho and Nossa Senhora da Conceição.

Built on the site of the former chapel of Saint Martin, the Church of Saint Peter was completed in 1727."

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Style: Baroque

Type of building (structure): Large religious building (church, monastery, synagogue...)

Date of origin:: 1727

Architect(s): Frei José de Santo António Ferreira Vilaça (1760); Miguel Francisco da Silva (1746)

Web site of the object (if exists): [Web Link]

Address:
R. de São Pedro 5, 4600-055 Amarante, Portugal


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