Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Obidos

Igreja de Santa Maria, Church of Santa Maria in Óbidos
Portugal, Obidos
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Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Obidos

Igreja de Santa Maria, Church of Santa Maria in Óbidos
Portugal, Obidos
The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the main church of the city of Obidos, it is located on the Santa Maria square of the same name. The temple was built during the reign of the Visigoths, but acquired its present form in the 16th century. The church has a low bell tower and a portal in the Renaissance stele. Inside the temple, its walls are entirely lined with 18th-century azulejo tiles, and the wooden ceiling is covered with murals from the 17th century. There is also a beautiful tomb of the city governor Obidos in the 16th century. Juan di Noronha and the work of the local artist Josepha Obidosskaya, dedicated to the life and martyrdom of St. Catherine.

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Traveled 8 years ago
Rating 7
On the main square of Obidos is a small white church of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It stands out for its low tower and Mannerist entrance portal. Inside, the church impresses with its unusual interior design - its walls are entirely covered with blue and white azulejo tiles, and the ceiling is painted with amazing angels. The main altar of the temple is richly decorated, and on the walls you can see religious paintings and a 17th-century organ. Here, in the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, there is also the tomb of Joã o de Noronha, the 16th-century city governor of Ó bidos, which is considered one of the first works of the Portuguese Renaissance style.
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