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Chagas Monastery Church
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Description
The Chagas Monastery, for Poor Clare nuns, was founded in 1588 by the Bishop of Lamego, António Teles de Menezes, whose tombstone can be seen in the chancel. Some of the chapels, with their richly polychrome carvings, have been moved to the Lamego Museum, where they can be admired.
Of what remains of the old Chagas Convent, we are left with the present-day church, whose front stands out for its Renaissance-style portico, flanked by two beautiful Corinthian columns. At the top of the arch is the coat of arms of the founding bishop. Inside, we can appreciate the painting of the central vault; beautiful 17th-century tiles; interesting carvings on the altars; an admirable Portuguese Baroque altarpiece of St. John the Baptist; and a remarkable 17th-century gilded altarpiece in the chapel of St. John the Evangelist.
