Conceição e Estoi
Civil parish in Algarve, Portugal
37°3′36″N 7°55′12″W / 37.06000°N 7.92000°W / 37.06000; -7.92000
Portugal (2011)
Conceição e Estoi is a civil parish in the municipality of Faro, part of the Portuguese Algarve, formed in 2013 from the merger of the former parishes Conceição and Estoi.[1] The population in 2011 was 8,176,[2] in an area of 68.40 km2.[3]
Architecture
- Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Portuguese: Igreja Paroquial da Conceição de Faro/Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição); a Manueline era religious building classified as a Monumento de Interesso Público (Monument of Public Interest).[4] Associated with the late-Renaissance and 19th century, the longitudinal plan includes single nave and main chapel with triumphal arch and vaulted ceiling on corbels.[4] In addition, the church is known for its late-Renaissance portal, main facade and neoclassical bell tower, as well as its architectural sobriety contrasting with the decoration of the triumphal arch and cover of the chancel in starry vault.[4]
References
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 48" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ a b c Lameira, Francisco; Oliveira, Lina (2007), SIPA (ed.), Igreja Paroquial da Conceição de Faro/Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição (IPA.00004502/PT050805010048) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, retrieved 28 August 2018
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Parishes of Faro Municipality
- Conceição e Estoi
- Faro (Sé e São Pedro)
- Montenegro
- Santa Bárbara de Nexe
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