Leça da Palmeira Parish Church
Igreja de São Miguel de Moroça, Avenida de Doutor Fernando Aroso, Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos 4450-001
Phone: +351 229 952 434
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The present Igreja Matriz of Leça da Palmeira was built between 1568 and 1578, on the orders of King Sebastian (1557-1578) ‘The Desired’. Much research has gone into the existence of an earlier Romanesque church, which became known as the Church of São Miguel de Moroça and it is believed that this was destroyed when the currant church was built. The carved gold leaf altarpiece is outstanding with vine leaves, grapes, doves, acanthus leaves and winged heads and there is a remarkable statue of the Virgin Mary with child by Diogo Pires-o-Moço.
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