Igreja Matriz de São Salvador / Antigo Colégio de São Francisco Xavier
Initially built as the Jesuit College Church, the first stone was laid in 1652. However, construction only began in 1680. The buildings that flank it were never finished and today houses the Museum of Horta and the City Hall. The church became a parish church in 1825, due to the advanced state of degradation of the previous church. The church's facade is made up of four floors and its interior is made up of a single nave and three interconnecting chapels.
Contacts
Largo Duque D'Ávila e Bolama
9900-141,Horta
- Difficult external parking
- Churches, Chapels & Temples
- Visitable (no guide)
- True
Characteristics
Monuments near Igreja Matriz de São Salvador / Antigo Colégio de São Francisco Xavier
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Convento de São Francisco
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