São Francisco Square
São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil
Sergipe, Brazil
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PARKING:
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EST. 1590
EST. 1590
1500s
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at São Francisco Square.
The square preserves the São Francisco Convent and Church, the Church of the Third Order of São Francisco, and the Santa Casa da Misericórdia, an ensemble of Portuguese colonial religious and civic architecture. It is designated a World Heritage Site and falls under the protection of IPHAN, Brazil's national historic and artistic heritage institute. The churches remain active places of worship and the site is freely accessible, with the convent housing a museum of sacred art.
About São Francisco Square
São Francisco Square in São Cristóvão took shape around a Franciscan convent and church established by missionaries in the sixteenth century, when the town served as an early Portuguese colonial settlement. The square became the civic and religious center of one of Brazil's oldest towns. It reflected the colonial urban planning that shaped early Portuguese Brazil.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at São Francisco Square
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