Santos Passos Church

Santos Passos Church
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Consolação e dos Santos Passos
Igreja de São Guálter (Saint Guálter Church)
Igreja dos Santos Passos
The Santos Passos Church in 2012
Map
41°26′27″N 8°17′23″W / 41.44083°N 8.28972°W / 41.44083; -8.28972
LocationCampo da Feira, HCG, Guimarães
CountryPortugal
DenominationCatholic
History
StatusProtected (Public Interest Building),[1] inserted in the HCG.[2]
Architecture
Architect(s)
StylePortuguese baroque with Rococo influences
Years built
  • 1576 – Hermitage church
  • 1594 – Original chapel
  • 1767-1785 – Current church
  • 1789-1798 – Apse
  • 1861 – Lateral expansions
  • 1862-1875 – Bell towers
Specifications
Number of towers2
Administration
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Braga

The Santos Passos Church (Portuguese: Igreja dos Santos Passos), officially called Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Consolação e dos Santos Passos[3] and sometimes referred to as Igreja de São Gualter,[4] is an 18th-century Portuguese baroque Catholic church located at the Campo da Feira in Guimarães, Portugal.

Constructed to replace the dilapidated chapel which had previously occupied the same site, the Santos Passos Church and its five oratories, which depict the Passion of Jesus, were designated a protected landmark by the Portuguese government in 1993. It also falls within the Historic Centre of Guimarães, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001. The church plays a significant role in many of the festivities and religious celebrations of Guimarães.

  1. ^ "Igreja e Oratórios de Nossa Senhora da Consolação". servicos.dgpc.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
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  3. ^ "Igreja e Oratórios de Nossa Senhora da Consolação e dos Santos Passos". em.guimaraes.pt. Archived from the original on 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Igreja e oratórios de Nossa Senhora da Consolação / Igreja de São Gualter". www.monumentos.gov.pt (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.