Igrexa de Santo Estevao - Valença, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
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N 42° 01.899 W 008° 38.684
29T E 529407 N 4653351
Templo románico do século XIII
Waymark Code: WM18RHD
Location: Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Date Posted: 09/18/2023
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PT: "Arquitetura religiosa, neoclássica. Igreja neoclássica de planta longitudinal, de 3 naves. Aqui esteve sediada a Colegiada de Santo Estêvão de Valença, bem como o Bispado de Ceuta. Desses tempos é possível apreciar a cadeira bispal, em estilo gótico-mudejar, bem como os cadeirais e as pinturas da vida de Stº Estevão. O templo conserva, ainda, o único quadro existente em Portugal da Virgem a amamentar o menino que escapou à Inquisição."
EN: "Religious, neoclassical architecture. Neoclassical church with a longitudinal plan, with 3 naves. The Collegiate Church of Santo Estêvão de Valença was based here, as well as the Bishopric of Ceuta. From those times it is possible to appreciate the bishop's chair, in Gothic-Mudejar style, as well as the chairs and paintings from the life of St. Stephen. The temple also preserves the only painting existing in Portugal of the Virgin breastfeeding the boy who escaped the Inquisition."
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