Évora was definitively reconquered from Arab hands in 1166 by Geraldo Sem Pavor (Gerald the Fearless), and soon afterwards the new Christian rulers of the city began to build a cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. This first building, built between 1184 and 1204, was very modest and was enlarged circa 1280-1340, this time in early Gothic style. The cathedral received several valuable additions through time, […]
Igreja de N. Sr.ª da Conceição (ou Capela das Conchas) The Church of N. Senhora da Conceição (or Chapel of the Shells) monument is annexed to the gardens of the Royal Palace, founded in 1622 by D. Henrique Henriques. Originally dedicated to St. Jerome, still has traces of curious decoration with conchoides elements and limestone. […]
The pilgrimage of Our Lady of Aires in Viana do Alentejo, district and the Archdiocese of Évora, dating back to 1748, when it started Marian devotion this place situated near the village of Viana do Alentejo. All have been born of a vow made by some traders (due to an epidemic that then raged in […]
It was built in the sixteenth century in Manueline style and was designed by Diogo de Arruda. It features a superb Manueline marble.
