Igreja de São Domingos (Lisbon)

Igreja de São Domingos is a church in Lisbon, Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.[1]

Igreja São Domingos
View of the main façade of the church.
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
District	Lisbon District
Region	Lisboa Region
Rite	Latin Rite
Location
Location	Largo de São Domingos, 1150 Lisboa, Portugal.
Municipality	Lisbon
Architecture
Style	Baroque
Groundbreaking	1241 (1241)
Completed	1748 (1748)

The church was dedicated in 1241 and was, at one time, the largest church in Lisbon.[2] Prior to the establishment of the modern Portuguese republic in 1910, the church typically hosted Portuguese royal weddings.[2] Formerly the home of the Inquisition, Jesuit missionary Gabriel Malagrida was famously executed at the church in 1761 after being accused of treason.[2]

The church was damaged by the 1531 Lisbon earthquake and almost completely destroyed in the 1755 earthquake.[3] Rebuilding began quickly but wasn't completed until 1807.[4] In 1959 the church was devastated once more when a fire broke out in the building.[5] The fire, which killed two firefighters, took more than six hours to extinguish and completely gutted the church, destroying many important paintings and statues.[5] In 1994 the church reopened.[6] The restoration left many signs of the fire in place.[6]

Interior showing fire damage