Igreja de Santo António dos Congregados — Attraction in Porto

This church dates from the end of the 17th century, starting with a previous chapel, begun in 1662, and which was destined to be the headquarters of the Brotherhood of San Antonio de Lisboa. It has a baroque facade covered by tiles and paintings depicting scenes from the life of Saint Anthony, which are also testimonies of the devotion to the patron saint of Lisbon and Padova. Inside, the main altar and the lateral ones show an exhuberante decoration and rich in gold, own of the denominated 'Portuguese...

This baroque church with an azulejo façade is opposite the Sao Bento train station. It is dedicated to St Anthony of Padua.

We passed by late in the afternoon and so couldn't visit inside. But it would be nice to explore its history. The altar is meant to be magnificent and there are also the relics of a pope

It was built in the 17th century. There was previously a chapel here.

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This Church dedicated to St. Anthony was built on a site of a previous Chapel in 17c. From a distance it doesn't catch your eye, as it seems incorporated in residential buildings left and right from it. However, the interiors are nice with a golden altar. Across it is the terrific art gallery like Sao Bento...