Igreja de São Domingos (Lisbon) explained

Building Name:Igreja São Domingos
Location:Largo de São Domingos, 1150 Lisboa, Portugal.
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Rite:Latin Rite
Region:Lisboa Region
District:Lisbon District
Municipality:Lisbon
Architecture Style:Baroque

Church of St. Dominic (Portuguese: Igreja de São Domingos) is a Catholic church in Lisbon, Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.[1]

The church was dedicated in 1241 and was, at one time, the largest church in Lisbon.[2] Prior to the establishment of the modern Portuguese republic in 1910, the church typically hosted Portuguese royal weddings.[2] Formerly the home of the Inquisition, Jesuit missionary Gabriel Malagrida was famously executed at the church in 1761 after being accused of treason.[2] In 1506, the church and the church square were the scenes of the Lisbon massacre when thousands of New Christians (previously converted Jews) were murdered by the Christian mob.[3] The church was damaged by the 1531 Lisbon earthquake and almost completely destroyed in the 1755 earthquake.[4] Rebuilding began quickly but wasn't completed until 1807.[5] In 1959 the church was devastated once more when a fire broke out in the building.[6] The fire, which killed two firefighters, took more than six hours to extinguish and completely gutted the church, destroying many important paintings and statues.[6] In 1994 the church reopened.[7] The restoration left many signs of the fire in place.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Igreja de São Domingos . Government of Portugal . IGESPAR . 9 November 2013 . pt.
  2. Encyclopedia: Lisbon . . Robert Appleton Company . 9 November 2013 . 1912 . 9 . 282 .
  3. Book: The Jews In Christian Europe A Source Book, 315– 1791 . HEBREW UNION COLLEGE PRESS . Saperstein, Marc . 2015 . 193–196 . 0-8229-6393-0.
  4. Book: Time Out Lisbon . Time Out Guides . 2010 . 43 . 9781846701870.
  5. Book: Esta Lisboa . Leya . Vieira, Alice . 1993 . 98 . 9789722108690 . pt.
  6. News: Portugal: Fire Destroys Famous Lisbon Church . Reuters TV . 13 August 1959 . Reuters . 9 November 2013.
  7. Web site: Royal Weddings, Earthquake, Fire and Inquisition at Church São Domingos in Lisbon . AFAR Media . 18 April 2013 . 9 November 2013 . Alves, Rita .