Church of St. Dominic (Portuguese: Igreja de São Domingos) is a Catholic church in Lisbon, Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.[1]
| Igreja São Domingos | |
|---|---|
.jpg) View of the main façade of the church. | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| District | Lisbon District |
| Region | Lisboa Region |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Location | |
| Location | Largo de São Domingos, 1150 Lisboa, Portugal. |
| Municipality | Lisbon |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Baroque |
| Groundbreaking | 1241 |
| Completed | 1748 |
The church was dedicated in 1241 and was, at one time, the largest church in Lisbon.[2] Prior to the establishment of the modern Portuguese republic in 1910, the church typically hosted Portuguese royal weddings.[2] Formerly the home of the Inquisition, Jesuit missionary Gabriel Malagrida was famously executed at the church in 1761 after being accused of treason.[2] In 1506, the church and the church square were the scenes of the Lisbon massacre when thousands of New Christians (previously converted Jews) were murdered by the Christian mob.[3]
The church was damaged by the 1531 Lisbon earthquake and almost completely destroyed in the 1755 earthquake.[4] Rebuilding began quickly but wasn't completed until 1807.[5] In 1959 the church was devastated once more when a fire broke out in the building.[6] The fire, which killed two firefighters, took more than six hours to extinguish and completely gutted the church, destroying many important paintings and statues.[6] In 1994 the church reopened.[7] The restoration left many signs of the fire in place.[7]
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- ^ "Igreja de São Domingos". IGESPAR (in Portuguese). Government of Portugal. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ a b c "Lisbon". The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 9. Robert Appleton Company. 1912. p. 282. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ Saperstein, Marc (2015). The Jews In Christian Europe A Source Book, 315– 1791. HEBREW UNION COLLEGE PRESS. pp. 193–196. ISBN 0-8229-6393-0.
- ^ Time Out Lisbon. Time Out Guides. 2010. p. 43. ISBN 9781846701870.
- ^ Vieira, Alice (1993). Esta Lisboa (in Portuguese). Leya. p. 98. ISBN 9789722108690.
- ^ a b "Portugal: Fire Destroys Famous Lisbon Church". Reuters TV. Reuters. 13 August 1959. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ a b Alves, Rita (18 April 2013). "Royal Weddings, Earthquake, Fire and Inquisition at Church São Domingos in Lisbon". AFAR Media. Retrieved 9 November 2013.[permanent dead link]