Monument of Public Interest -
Built by the Ordem Terceira de Nossa Senhora do Monte do Carmo between 1713 and 1719 this church is a fine example of baroque architecture on a symmetrical facade.
This single nave church, features a chancel and four side chapels decorated with tiles and gilded wood carvings.
In the adjoining former cemetery, the Chapel of Bones built in 1816.
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Specifications
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Classification
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Monument of Public Interest
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Commissioned by
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Third Carmelite Order
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Design
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Friar Manuel da Conceição, Carmelite architect; Manuel Martins and apprentices (woodcarving); Diogo Tavares, master stonemason |
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18th, 19th and 20th century
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Baroque religious architecture, longitudinal plan, single nave flanked by side chapels
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Transept extending across the same width as the main façade; gilded altarpieces in the chapels, on the triumphal arch and on the cornice of the nave; sacristy with exotic wood furniture and polychrome coffered ceiling. Chapel of bones
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Adress:Lrg. do Carmo8000-148 Faro37º1'12.1''N 7º56'4.89''WPhone: (+351) 289 824 490 - from a national fixed networkE-mail: ordemdocarmo-faro@sapo.ptWebsite: www.ordemdocarmo-faro.org
Free Admission in the Church