Fountain and ceramics of the Igreja de Santo Ildefonso church in Porto. Oporto, Porto, Portugal, South Europe, EU
The Igreja de Santo Ildefonso is an 18th century church in Porto, Portugal, situated near Batalha Square. Completed in 1739, the church was built in a proto-Baroque style and features a retable by the Italian artist Nicolau Nasoni and a façade of azulejo tilework. The church is named in honour of the Visigoth Ildephonsus of Toledo, bishop of Toledo from 657 until his death in 667. Prior to the building of the Church of Saint Ildefonso, a chapel, known as Santo Alifon, stood on the site. Its construction date is unknown, but several early texts mention its existence. The earliest known reference to the site and the original church is in a work by a bishop of Porto, Vicente Mendes, dated 1296.
Size: 3478px × 5218px
Location: Porto, Portugal, South Europe, EU
Photo credit: © Thibaut PETIT-BARA / Alamy / Afripics
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