Anteroom

by RicardMN Photography

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Anteroom

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RicardMN Photography

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Anteroom of Misericordia Church in Porto, Portugal.

The Igreja da Misericordia is located on the Northern area of Rua das Flores Street, on the beautiful city of Porto.

This monumental church has a architectonic style dating back to the 16th century and it was designed by the Baroque architect Nicolau Nasoni.

Rua das Flores is one of Oporto�s most attractive streets. Venture down this 16th century street from across S�o Bento Station to find tall and narrow houses with characteristic windows and iron balconies. Some of them have the coats of arms and shields of the city�s noble and bourgeois families, recalling the illustrious past of the streets� inhabitants.

At number 15 is a 16th century church that was given a new richly decorated Baroque fa�ade in the 18th century.

Over the doorway is an imposing royal arms, while the interior has a sober Mannerist style, while also featuring Neoclassical woodcarvings and 17th century blue and white tiles.

The church includes a museum, including a remarkable 15th century Flemish Fons Vitae. This major work of sacred art depicts King Manuel I with his wife Leonor and their children kneeling before Christ in the cross.

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