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is in the shape of an octagon. Above the presbytery, there is another vault and a roof formed by eight small barrel vaults. The floor is done in mosaic, red and white in the main nave with green and white in the presbytery and a marble staircase. Eight windows line the side walls and eight are in the
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and a reliquary. In 1970, a bus crash considerably damaged the outer fence and cracked an exterior wall. The building was declared a national monument in 1931 and was restored in 1982, allowing it to recover some of its original colonial look.
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of the same material. It divides into five sections with a main portal that has two levels and a crest. The ornamentation of the portal includes symbols of the
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pilasters. The other sections of the facade are divided by pilasters and have sculptures of
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