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Church of Nossa Senhora da Penha, Salvador

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The Church of Our Lady of Penha was listed as a historic structure by the National Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute in 1941. The heritage designation includes both the church and the Summer Palace of the Archbishop. The structures were registered under the Book of Historical Works,
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as an extension of his summer home. The church was left to the Archdiocese after the death of de Matos in 1767. It was used by various Catholic brotherhoods between 1813 and 1916 and is now property of the Archdiocese.
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The Church of Our Lady of Penha is located at the northernmost tip of the Itapagipe Peninsula and faces the sea. Unlike the churches in or near the
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The interior of the church is typical of Bahian churches of the 18th century, with lateral corridors, but lacking tribunes.
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is coffered and has elaborate painting by an unknown artist. The church and Summer Palace are connected by a distinctive
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with a single tower. The main body of the façade has a large Roccoco-style pediment which resembles that of the
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of Salvador, it is surrounded by beaches, a residential neighborhood, and streets lined with tamarind trees.
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Inscription 276-T and Book of Fine Arts, Inscription fl 53. Both directives are dated September 25, 1941.
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neighborhood and constructed in 1742 as an extension of the Summer Palace of the Archbishop of the
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The exterior of the Church of Our Lady of Penha is in stone and brick masonry. The
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18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Brazil
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The church is open to the public and may be visited.
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Location of the Church of Our Lady of Penha in Brazil
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
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Affiliation
Catholic
Roman Rite
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
Salvador
Bahia
Brazil
Church of Nossa Senhora da Penha, Salvador is located in Brazil
Geographic coordinates
12°54′34″S 38°29′48″W / 12.909539°S 38.496552°W / -12.909539; -38.496552
National Historic Heritage of Brazil
Portuguese
Roman Catholic
Salvador
Bahia
Brazil
Ribeira
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
Itapagipe Peninsula
Bay of All Saints
National Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute
José Botelho de Matos
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
historic center
façade
Roccoco
azulejos
Church of the Old Seminary in Belém da Cachoeira
Baroque

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