Igreja da Póvoa de Santo Adrião

The Igreja da Póvoa de Santo Adrião is the Catholic parish of the Portuguese municipality of Póvoa de Santo Adrião ( county Odivelas ).

History

The single-nave church dates from the 16th century, when Póvoa de Loures was raised as a separate parish. A floor panel in the baptismal font is dated 1540, the portal in Manueline style easy to 1560th In the 17th century the ship at the behest of Francisco da Silva de Noronha was decorated with azulejos. 1742 a sundial was installed. 1802 created the painter Pedro Alexandrino de Carvalho, who lived in the village, some decorative paintings.

The church was declared a National Monument in 1971. Patron saint is Saint Adrian of Nicomedia.

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