Church of Santa Maria Madalena

41°31′20″N 8°23′16″W / 41.52211°N 8.3878°W / 41.52211; -8.3878

The Church of Santa Maria Madalena, also known as Falperra Church, (Portuguese: Igreja da Falperra or Igreja de Santa Maria Madalena) is a Baroque church located in the Falperra Mountains (Serra da Falperra), right in the border between the parishes of Longos (Guimarães) and Nogueira, Fraião e Lamaçães (Braga).

Description

The church was built in the early 18th century, by order of the Archbishop D. Rodrigo de Moura Teles. It was a project by the leading Portuguese sculptor and architect André Soares.[1]

The granite retable-like frontage is exuberantly decorated. Particularly striking is the throne with Saint Mary Magdalene, flanked by two small towers bearing the busts of Saint Martha and Saint Lazarus.

References

  1. ^ "Santuário da Falperra" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-03-10.

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