Walking along Rossio Square and its surroundings, it is easy to miss the Church of St. Dominic with its unpretentious, austere facade. Although the church is not noticeable from the outside, but inside it makes an indelible impression. This impression arises not from the rich decoration, but from the traces of shocks and catastrophes experienced by the temple.
The history of this church begins in the 13th century, when it was part of a Dominican monastery. Later, the temple became the center of the Inquisition, courts were held here and death sentences were pronounced. During the Great Lisbon earthquake, the Church of San Domingos was almost completely destroyed, but was soon restored. In the 19th century thanks to the magnificent interior decoration, weddings, christenings and other important religious holidays of Portuguese royalty took place in this temple.
In 1959
the church suffered a new misfortune - there was a strong fire that destroyed the gilded altar, valuable paintings, statues and other relics of the temple. In 1994 it was reopened to believers. During the reconstruction, traces of fire were deliberately left here - cracks in the columns, prints of fire and smoke on the walls and vaults - and this gives a peculiar flavor to the interior design of the church. In addition to its extraordinary design, the church of Sant Domingos is famous for the fact that it contains half of the headscarf (the other half is kept in Fatima itself) of the shepherdess Lucia and Jacinta's rosary, which was a holy vision in 1917.
Everyone in Lisbon knows that the strength of the church of St. Dominic is not in the richness of the interior decoration, but in the resistance to experienced upheavals and disasters.
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The history of this church begins in the 13th century, when it was part of a Dominican monastery. Later, the temple became the center of the Inquisition, courts were held here and death sentences were pronounced. During the Great Lisbon earthquake, the Church of San Domingos was almost completely destroyed, but was soon restored. In the 19th century thanks to the magnificent interior decoration, weddings, christenings and other important religious holidays of Portuguese royalty took place in this temple.
In 1959
the church suffered a new misfortune - there was a strong fire that destroyed the gilded altar, valuable paintings, statues and other relics of the temple. In 1994 it was reopened to believers. During the reconstruction, traces of fire were deliberately left here - cracks in the columns, prints of fire and smoke on the walls and vaults - and this gives a peculiar flavor to the interior design of the church. In addition to its extraordinary design, the church of Sant Domingos is famous for the fact that it contains half of the headscarf (the other half is kept in Fatima itself) of the shepherdess Lucia and Jacinta's rosary, which was a holy vision in 1917.
Everyone in Lisbon knows that the strength of the church of St. Dominic is not in the richness of the interior decoration, but in the resistance to experienced upheavals and disasters.
Want to see with your own eyes - tours to Portugal, Travel Agency "Hot Line", www. hot. com. ua, +38(044)592-24-26, +38(050)418-7505, +38(067)440-3682
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