Chapel of St Peter of Balsemão
Capela de São Pedro de Balsemão, Balsemão, Lamego 5100-013
Phone: +351 254 612 005
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The Capela de São Pedro de Balsemão is located about 3 km southeast of the centre of Lamegro and is claimed to be the oldest church in Portugal. Believed to have been built in the 7th century by the Visigoths before the arrival of the Moors, its appearance has been much modified. The church contains the 15th century statue in Ançã stone of Senhora do Ó (the pregnant Virgin Mary) and the 14th century tomb of Bishop Afonso Pires of Oporto. Alterations in the 17th and 18th centuries incorporated the church into the country house of the Viscounts of Balsemão.
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