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The church of Santo Ildefonso was rebuilt from 1730 to 1739, the first church (dating from the 13th century) having been found in ruins. Its facade is covered with azulejos.

The Church of São Domingos, of the convent of Santo Domingos de Lisboa, was built in 1241, but bears the features of the period of its reconstruction in 1536, after an earthquake.

São Francisco is a Gothic church of the city of Porto. Its construction began in the 14th century as part of a Franciscan convent. The building is notable for its collection of Baroque golden sculptures of the 18th century.

The Igreja de São João de Deus is a church built in 1952 in the Areeiro district of Lisbon and dedicated to St. John of God.

Since 1783, Igreja de São Mamede has been the parish seat of São Mamede, a former quarter of the city of Lisbon that occupies the hillside of the Castle of São Jorge.

The Igreja de São Miguel or Church of St Michael is located in the heart of the Alfama district, the oldest and most emblematic quarter of Lisbon. It is one of the oldest churches in the city.

The Municipal Museum of Sacred Art of Moura has been housed since 2004 in the former Church of St. Peter (Igreja de São Pedro). It has a collection of more than one hundred pieces, dating from the 5th century to the present day.

The São Roque church, built in the late 16th century, is one of the first Jesuit churches in the world. It is one of the few buildings that survived the earthquake of 1755.

The Igreja de São Salvador was founded in 1064 and is part of Coimbra's Romanesque heritage. Both the façade and the interior have gradually incorporated new architectural styles over the centuries.

The Church of Saint Sebastian or Igreja de São Sebastião da Pedreira was built in the 17th century under the reign of John IV of Portugal. The church suffered the impact of the 1755 earthquake, but the structure survived without major integral damage.