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Church of Figueiredo (São Pedro)
Church of Figueiredo (São Pedro)

The patron saint is S. Pedro, apostle. Building from 1706 – according to Father Carvalho da Costa, it is an abbey of the patronage of the Diocese of Braga.

The main church building is relatively small and simple in terms of art; However, it has a valuable collection of images and altars.

The main one, in the style of D. João V throughout its elevation, has a stone table covered in wood; the canopy is of recent construction. At the ends of the altar, two seraphim, very ancient sculptures, hold torches adapted to electrical energy.

Of the four side altars, placed against the walls of the church, the first, on the Gospel side, is dedicated to N. Senhora do Rosário and is opposite that of N. Senhora das Dores; the respective images challenge each other in beauty and sculpture. Both are Renaissance style and very well preserved; at the top each of them is topped by a pelican, with its seraph on its back.

The other two, in the style of D. João V, are on the side of the Gospel, that of São José, and in front, that of the Heart of Jesus and Mary.

The baptismal font is octagonal in shape from the bowl to the base and is completely housed in arches embedded in the thickness of the wall.

It was floored in 1924; the cemetery had been built in 1913.

The urbanization of the area in front of the church, which became a regular and spacious churchyard, was due to the initiative of the late abbot Fernando Augusto de Araújo Azambuja; These works took place in 1886 and following.

In the background, and on the opposite side of the old path that connects to the Ponte do Porto road, is the parish cross, which has the following inscription on the face of the bulky stone of the plinth:

SEBASTIÃO V.ra DE CARV.o

DESTA FREG.ª MÃDOU FAZER

NO ANNO DE 1724 E

NO MESMO SE PÔS NESTA

IGR.ª  O S. S.mo SACRAMENTO

P.ª O Q TÃBÊ DEU TO-

DOS OS PARAMENTOS

NECESSÁRIOS

 

 

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Updated on 08/05/2025
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