Description of the attraction
Since 1173 St. Vincent is the patron saint of the city of Lisbon. It was then that his relics were transferred from the Algarve to a small church located outside the city. The current building of the church was built in 1629 by order of King Philip II of Spain.
The late Renaissance façade of the church is flanked by two towers. And above the entrance are the statues of Saints Vincent, Augustine and Sebastian. In the interior of the temple, the baroque canopy of the altar, framed with wooden sculptures, is especially attractive.
Adjacent to the church is the building of the former Augustinian monastery, famous for its 18th century tiled wall paintings on the themes of La Fontaine's fables. You can get there through the side nave of the cathedral.
A corridor at the back of the church leads to the former refectory, converted into the tomb of the royal house of Bragança. Here are the stone sarcophagi of Portuguese kings and queens, from João IV, who died in 1656, to Manuel II, the last king of Portugal.
