The Clérigos Church (Portuguese: Igreja dos Clérigos, pronounced[ˈklɛɾiɣuʃ]; "Church of the Clergymen") is a Baroque church in the city of Porto, in Portugal. Its 75-meter-tall bell tower, the Torre dos Clérigos, can be seen from various points of the city and is one of its most characteristic symbols.
The church was built for the Brotherhood of the Clérigos (Clergy) by Nicolau Nasoni, an Italian architect and painter who left an extensive body of work in the north of Portugal during the 18th century.
Construction of the church began in 1732 and was finished in 1750, while the bell tower and the monumental divided stairway in front of the church were completed in 1763. The main façade of the church is heavily decorated with baroque motifs (such as garlands and shells) and an indented broken pediment. This was based on an early 17th-century Roman scheme. The central frieze above the windows present symbols of worship and an incense boat. The lateral façades reveal the almost elliptic floorplan of the church nave.
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The Clérigos Church was one of the first baroque churches in Portugal to adopt a typical baroque elliptic floorplan. The altarpiece of the main chapel, made of polychromed marble, was executed by Manuel dos Santos Porto.
The monumental tower of the church, located at the back of the building, was only built between 1754 and 1763. The baroque decoration here also shows influence from the Roman Baroque, while the whole design was inspired by Tuscan campaniles. The tower is 75.6 metres high, dominating the city. There are 240 steps to be climbed to reach the top of its six floors. This great structure has become the symbol of the city.
In Porto, Nicolau Nasoni was also responsible for the construction of the Misericórida Church, the Archbishop's Palace and the lateral loggia of Porto Cathedral. He entered the Clérigos Brotherhood and was buried, at his request, in the crypt of the Clérigos Church, with the exact place remaining unknown.
In June 2015, the Clérigos Brotherhood announced that after 250 years, the Clérigos Tower and Church will open its doors during nighttime hours.
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clérigos, church, portuguese, igreja, clérigos, pronounced, ˈklɛɾiɣuʃ, church, clergymen, baroque, church, city, porto, portugal, meter, tall, bell, tower, torre, clérigos, seen, from, various, points, city, most, characteristic, symbols, igreja, clérigoscléri. The Clerigos Church Portuguese Igreja dos Clerigos pronounced ˈklɛɾiɣuʃ Church of the Clergymen is a Baroque church in the city of Porto in Portugal Its 75 meter tall bell tower the Torre dos Clerigos can be seen from various points of the city and is one of its most characteristic symbols Clerigos ChurchIgreja dos ClerigosClerigos towerReligionAffiliationRoman CatholicLocationLocationPorto PortugalGeographic coordinates41 08 44 4 N 8 36 52 5 W 41 145667 N 8 614583 W 41 145667 8 614583ArchitectureArchitect s Nicolau NasoniGroundbreaking1732Completed1750Websitewww wbr torredosclerigos wbr pt wbr en wbr Contents 1 History 2 Overview 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe church was built for the Brotherhood of the Clerigos Clergy by Nicolau Nasoni an Italian architect and painter who left an extensive body of work in the north of Portugal during the 18th century Construction of the church began in 1732 and was finished in 1750 while the bell tower and the monumental divided stairway in front of the church were completed in 1763 The main facade of the church is heavily decorated with baroque motifs such as garlands and shells and an indented broken pediment This was based on an early 17th century Roman scheme The central frieze above the windows present symbols of worship and an incense boat The lateral facades reveal the almost elliptic floorplan of the church nave Overview edit nbsp Clerigos Church interior nbsp Clerigos Church facade The Clerigos Church was one of the first baroque churches in Portugal to adopt a typical baroque elliptic floorplan The altarpiece of the main chapel made of polychromed marble was executed by Manuel dos Santos Porto The monumental tower of the church located at the back of the building was only built between 1754 and 1763 The baroque decoration here also shows influence from the Roman Baroque while the whole design was inspired by Tuscan campaniles The tower is 75 6 metres high dominating the city There are 240 steps to be climbed to reach the top of its six floors This great structure has become the symbol of the city In Porto Nicolau Nasoni was also responsible for the construction of the Misericorida Church the Archbishop s Palace and the lateral loggia of Porto Cathedral He entered the Clerigos Brotherhood and was buried at his request in the crypt of the Clerigos Church with the exact place remaining unknown In June 2015 the Clerigos Brotherhood announced that after 250 years the Clerigos Tower and Church will open its doors during nighttime hours See also editList of carillons List of tallest structures built before the 20th centuryReferences editPortuguese Institute for Architectural Heritage 1 External links edit nbsp Media related to Igreja dos Clerigos at Wikimedia Commons You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Portuguese April 2017 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Portuguese article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 1 525 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Portuguese Wikipedia article at pt Torre dos Clerigos see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated pt Torre dos Clerigos to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clerigos Church amp oldid 1148100922, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
