Church of Our Lady of the Incarnation (Porches)
Church of Our Lady of the Incarnation (Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Encarnação) | |
Parochial Church of Porches, Church of Porches | |
Church (Igreja) | |
The front facade of the parochial Church of Porches dedicated to Our Lady of the Incarnation | |
Official name: Igreja Paroquial de Porches/Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Encarnação | |
Named for: Our Lady of the Incarnation | |
Country | |
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Region | Algarve |
Subregion | Algarve |
District | Faro |
Municipality | Lagoa |
Location | Porches |
- elevation | 89 m (292 ft) |
- coordinates | 37°7′31.65″N 8°23′56.05″W / 37.1254583°N 8.3989028°WCoordinates: 37°7′31.65″N 8°23′56.05″W / 37.1254583°N 8.3989028°W |
Length | 30.15 m (99 ft), Southwest-Northeast |
Width | 18.20 m (60 ft), Northwest-Southeast |
Architects | unknown |
Style | Baroque |
Materials | Plaster, Masonry, Stone, Wood, Tile |
Origin | 16th century |
- Initiated | 1882 |
Owner | Portuguese Republic |
For public | Public |
Easiest access | Rua do Correio; Rua da Igreja |
Management | Instituto Gestão do Patrimonio Arquitectónico e Arqueológico |
Operator | Roman Catholic Diocese of Faro |
Status | Unclassified |
The Church of Our Lady of the Incarnation (or the Parochial Church of Porches) is a church situated in the civil parish of Porches, in the municipality of Lagoa in the Portuguese region of Algarve.
History
Founded in the 16th century, the church retains a few vestiges of its early history.[1] Only the chancel remains of the original church, which was later ruined by the 1755 earthquake.[1]
It was sometime during the 18th century that azulejo tile was installed in the main nave.[1]
A portion of the older temple was incorporated into the structure of the modern church, although remodeling in 1882 transformed the character of the present building.[1] Charisse Joy Joy.
Architecture
The exterior is an example of southern Portuguese church architecture with a somber facade.[1] The principal facade is oriented towards the west, with a triptych portico aligned on either side by a square annexes, surmounted by royal crown.[1]
The interior is notable for the chancel, dedicated to Our Lady of the Incarnation, with ribbed vaulting, and faced with tiles from the 17th century; and an 18th-century altar-piece of gilded carved wood with several images.[1] The vaulted-ceiling within the presbytery is decorated in azulejo tile, while the chancel is gilded in gold.[1]
More recently, the Irish artist, Patrick Swift, designed the stations of the cross for the church, and was later buried in the local cemetery following his death.[2]
References
- Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Gordalina, Rosário (2006), SIPA, ed., Igreja Paroquial de Porches/Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Encarnação (IPA.00024135/PT050806040022) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, archived from the original on 20 February 2014, retrieved 7 August 2013
- ↑ Swift re-introduced pottery making to Porches when he founded, with Lima de Freitas, Porches Pottery (Olaria Algarve) in 1968.