Parish Church of St. Nicholas — Attraction in Porto

Baroque and Rococo religious architecture. Church with a single nave and main chapel on a longitudinal plan with lower volumes attached to the flanks, corresponding to the new sacristy and the old sacristy. Gable roof and coverage of the nave and main chapel in barrel vault with relief stucco. Outside, pairs of colossal Tuscan pilasters on the corners of the nave and chancel, extended over the cornice by plinths on which high pyramidal corochs rest, giving the building a strong sense of verticality. Main facade covered in tiles, with portal flanked by two pairs of Corinthian columns and corbels on pedestals, which support a triangular pediment interrupted by the coat of arms of Bishop D. Frei...

The façade of this 18th century baroque and rococo church is covered in azulejo. There are nice wood carvings inside it looks like and an outstanding sacristy.

Apparently it was damaged by fire in 1758 and rebuilt/ repaired after that.

We just took pictures of the outside as it wasn't open each time we passed. It's a shame as it seems like a magnificent little church.

They advertised some upcoming performances outside. So, look out for those.

Worth a look if you're passing by. You'll be welcome to attend mass of course.

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A Igreja de S. Nicolau sofreu um incêndio em 1758. a sua reconstrução, concluída em 1762, em estilo misto clássico e barroco, é da autoria de Frei Manuel de Jesus Maria e foi executada durante o bispado de D. Frei António de Sousa. No alto da fachada, encontra-se um frontão cortado por um nicho, com a imagem calcária do padroeiro. O interior do templo, de uma só nave, é coberto com abóboda em tijolo. O retábulo, em talha rococó, é da autoria de Frei Manuel de Jesus Monteiro. O painel é do pintor João Glama. Na sacristia, encontram-se várias obras de arte e valiosas peças de ourivesaria. Os arcazes, que vieram de Hamburgo, em 1817, têm os puxadores em bronze. Das peças de ourivesaria destacam-se um cálice do século XVI, com tintinábulos, uma pixide rococó, de prata, com legenda na base, um cálice de prata dourada, também rococó e dois gomis com as respectivas salvas, do século XVIII, da autoria do ourives portuense Domingos...