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The Marian cult linked to the people of the sea

The primitive church of Nossa Senhora da Misericórdia was consecrated in 1464 and was linked to the Dominican convent of the same name. Between the 16th and 17th centuries, it underwent works, with the side naves being converted into devotional chapels. In 1834, the convent was transformed into a military barracks, and consumed by fire a few years later.

The church remains – with a beautiful Baroque portal framed by 4 Solomonic columns, a frieze with plant decoration and the coat of arms of Infante D. Pedro, Duke of Coimbra – which in 1835 was converted into the parish church of Nossa Senhora da Glória, and in In 1938 it became the Cathedral of the Diocese of Aveiro by bull of Pope Pius XI.

Inside, the side chapels preserve some pieces of great value. In the Visitation chapel, you can admire an excellent altarpiece dating from 1559, which represents the Virgin and Saint Elizabeth in a very original composition. In the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário there is a beautiful image of its patron saint, dating from the end of the 17th century. XVI, as well as several 17th century canvases depicting the Joyous, Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries. In an ogival window in the original wall, there is a Gothic image of the Virgin and Child, made of alabaster, which was originally located in a niche outside the church. The baroque organ from 1754 is deactivated, but in 2013 a new organ, built in Hungary, was placed in the transept.

In the churchyard that opens in front of the church, there is a beautiful Gothic cross from the end of the century. XV, based on a pedestal of the century. XVII. On top of it is a moving figure of Christ surmounting a cross whose arms end in a fleur-de-lis. The capital, of great iconographic value, is decorated with the steps of the Passion.

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GPS 40.63957112295058, -8.650101605259287

The Marian cult linked to the people of the sea

The primitive church of Nossa Senhora da Misericórdia was consecrated in 1464 and was linked to the Dominican convent of the same name. Between the 16th and 17th centuries, it underwent works, with the side naves being converted into devotional chapels. In 1834, the convent was transformed into a military barracks, and consumed by fire a few years later.

The church remains – with a beautiful Baroque portal framed by 4 Solomonic columns, a frieze with plant decoration and the coat of arms of Infante D. Pedro, Duke of Coimbra – which in 1835 was converted into the parish church of Nossa Senhora da Glória, and in In 1938 it became the Cathedral of the Diocese of Aveiro by bull of Pope Pius XI.

Inside, the side chapels preserve some pieces of great value. In the Visitation chapel, you can admire an excellent altarpiece dating from 1559, which represents the Virgin and Saint Elizabeth in a very original composition. In the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário there is a beautiful image of its patron saint, dating from the end of the 17th century. XVI, as well as several 17th century canvases depicting the Joyous, Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries. In an ogival window in the original wall, there is a Gothic image of the Virgin and Child, made of alabaster, which was originally located in a niche outside the church. The baroque organ from 1754 is deactivated, but in 2013 a new organ, built in Hungary, was placed in the transept.

In the churchyard that opens in front of the church, there is a beautiful Gothic cross from the end of the century. XV, based on a pedestal of the century. XVII. On top of it is a moving figure of Christ surmounting a cross whose arms end in a fleur-de-lis. The capital, of great iconographic value, is decorated with the steps of the Passion.