|
Campo Da Feira
The Largo da República do Brasil, popularly known as Campo da Feira, is the largest and one of the most important squares in Guimarães, Portugal. It has many of the city's landmarks such as the Santos Passos Church, the S. Francisco Comercial Center and the old Colégio de Nossa Senhora da Conceição. Description In the south of the Campo da Feira is located the main attraction of the square, the Santos Passos Church, and opposite to it are the streets that lead to the Oliveira Square and the Medieval Walls and the Nossa Senhora da Guia Chapel and respective oratory. These are separated by three rectangular gardens filled with flowers and bushes that are changed periodically to match the current season. These gardens are surrounded by Portuguese pavement and subsequently by roads. The garden farthest from the church, previously a roundabout, features a stone fountain at its front and the garden closest to the church features four granite statues, one at each corner, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santos Passos Church
The Santos Passos Church (), officially called Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Consolação e dos Santos Passos and sometimes referred to as Igreja de São Gualter, is an 18th-century Baroque#Portuguese Baroque, Portuguese baroque Catholic church located at the Campo da Feira in Guimarães, Portugal. Constructed to replace the dilapidated chapel which had previously occupied the same site, the Santos Passos Church and its five Oratory (worship), oratories, which depict the Passion of Jesus, were designated a protected landmark by the Portuguese government in 1993. It also falls within the Historic Centre of Guimarães, a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001. The church plays a significant role in many of the festivities and religious celebrations of Guimarães. Description Structure The church is located above sea level and has a longitudinal floor plan comprising a single nave with concave angles, a rectangular chancel and is set in a northeast-southeast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jude, Brother Of Jesus
Jude (alternatively Judas or Judah; ) was a "brother" of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is traditionally identified as the author of the Epistle of Jude, a short epistle which is reckoned among the seven general epistles of the New Testament—placed after Paul's epistles and before the Book of Revelation—and considered canonical by Christians. Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians believe this Jude is the same person as Jude the Apostle; Catholics hold that Jude was a cousin, but not literally a brother of Jesus, while the Eastern Orthodox hold that Jude is St. Joseph's son from a previous marriage. New Testament Mark 6:3 and Matthew 13:55 record the people of Nazareth saying of Jesus: "Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us?". Some Protestants, including R. V. Tasker and D. Hill, generally relate these brothers and sisters to the Matthew 1:25 indic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordão Theatre
The Jordão Theatre, (), was inaugurated in the city of Guimarães on 20 November 1938, with the official name of ''Martins Sarmento Theatre'', due to a political decision communicated days before its opening. It was the initiative of businessman Bernardino Jordão (1868-1940), concessionaire for electricity in Guimarães, who entrusted the project and construction management to architect and civil engineer Júlio José de Brito (1896-1965), whose best-known work is the Rivoli Theatre in Porto. History Background This theatre was born out of the need to provide Guimarães with a decent concert hall, as the ''Guimarães Propaganda and Defence Society'' had already demanded in 1929. At the time, only two concert halls existed in Guimarães, the Gil Vicente Theatre, at the time closed due to legal disputes over its ownership, and the Afonso Henriques Theatre, built in 1855 but closed in February 1930 after many years of lack of maintenance and decaying infrastructure. On 1 Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afonso Henriques Theatre
The Afonso Henriques Theatre (or Dom Afonso Henriques Theatre; ), was the main entertainment center of Guimarães from 1853 until its replacement by the Jordão Theatre in the late 1930s. Over its 90-plus years, the Afonso Henriques Theatre was the central venue for entertainment in Guimarães, hosting a wide variety of performances that fulfilled the cultural needs of the city. It remained the focal point for the city's events, including festivities and important community gatherings, until Jordão Theatre, its successor was constructed in 1937. Its performances and shows influenced the development of the surrounding area, mainly by partly aiding the construction of the Santos Passos Church. Description The building's facade was symmetrical and featured three stories. The ground floor consisted of a series of rectangular doorways, seven in total, each with a simple stone frame. The central doorway was more prominent as it featured a double-stone frame with a curved top. On t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
