Saint Bartholomew
Praça Nova, Vila Viçosa 7160-207 - Portugal
Phone: +351 268 881 101
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The 17th century church of São João Evangelista (serving the parish of Saint Bartholomew), which formerly belonged to the Jesuit college, dominates the western side of the old Praça Nova. The Baroque façade is covered with local marble. It has three levels of windows, three doorways with Doric columns, and is topped by two exuberantly decorated bell towers (but no spires), each holding six bells including the famous Caracena, which formerly chimed the hours in the Castle Keep. Inside the church, abounding in marble and gilt carving, the gilt tabernacle is particularly noteworthy and wooden sculpture, as are the 17th and 18th century paintings.
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