Parish Church Mértola
Rua da Igreja, Mértola 7750 - Portugal
Phone: +351 286 610 109
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The Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Anunciação (Our Lady of the Annunciation) dates from the days of Islamic rule and was a former mosque. Gothic in style, the church was built in the 11th century and altered in the 13th century. Although further modifications were made in the 16th century in Manueline and Renaissance styles the building kept many of its original characteristics. The iron archways and mihrab date to the former mosque, while the Renaissance entranceway and cylindrical towers belong to Christian times. The building is a startling example of the adaptation of a place of worship to a different faith.
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