Porto, Portugal

Igreja dos Grilos (Church of São Lourenço)

Igreja dos Grilos (Church of São Lourenço), Porto

A granite Jesuit church begun in 1577 on the cathedral hill, later home to Augustinian friars nicknamed the crickets. Its severe Mannerist facade conceals a sober interior and a museum of sacred art within the adjoining seminary.

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Location

Coordinates: 41.1419, -8.6125

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