Church of St. Vincent
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The Church of St. Vincent is one of the main streets in the city of Guarda, Rua Direyta. This street connects the two gates of the medieval fortress - Porta del Rey (King's Gate) and Porta da Erwa.

The Church of St. Vincent was built in the Middle Ages and was consecrated in honor of the martyr Vincent Zaragoza. But the church we see today is the result of reconstruction work that took place in 1790. Reconstruction of the church was initiated by the bishop of Guarda, and in charge of the Italian architect Antonio Fernandes Rodriguez. It is worth mentioning that Fernandes Antonio Rodriguez shortly before their participation in the reconstruction of the church became a lecturer at the College of Technical Drawing of the Casa Pia, and before that he studied and worked in Italy.

Single-nave church. Special attention in the interior of the church draws iconographic panel of tiles that adorn the walls of the church. Authorship panel attributed to the artist Souza Carvalho from Coimbra. Components of painting associated with the main Christian doctrine. On the panels depict scenes of the Annunciation, the appearance of Christ, Adoration of the Magi, the flight into Egypt, the Passion of Christ. Also, visitors will see an image of the citadel of David. Home Chapel Church symbolically facing east. Chapel was built at a higher level than the nave. In the chapel of the nave are the steps. That chapel is above the nave, as well as special lighting style reflects distinctive architectural detail of the baroque style.

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