Igreja Paroquial da Junqueira - Calçada do Lidador 120

I stopped to shoot at the end of the day, I don't know inside, but I will visit one of these days

Stunning building and very well maintained. Well worth a visit. Church dedicated to S. Simon and S. Judas Tadeu. The church features a Latin cross plan with two bell towers symmetrically integrated into the façade; On the porch is a very tall window with oval cutout, with beautiful stained glass. They are flanked by two niches with the images of Simon and S. Judas Thaddeus.

If you take the Way of St. James from Porto, it is very likely that you will walk around this picturesque church. At the time of my visit, the church was closed without information when the opening hours are. There are also beautiful gardens, which are not accessible. I had to settle for pictures of other people who were lucky and visited the gardens.

Beautifully situated church with adjacent lands. Behind the church is an almost completely intact aqueduct that arranged the water supply for the monastery. It is a pity that the church has only been open to a limited extent. The old gardens are unfortunately not free to visit.

Church built centuries ago of rare beauty, a pearl. Worth the visit. It is a pity that the convent building is abandoned and decrepit, in urgent need of repair and restoration.

A work that together with the adjacent monastery represent an admirable religious equipment. Too bad the monastery is so degraded and apparently abandoned.

A place where I spent my childhood a wonderful place Visit because it's worth it

The parish church is an imposing temple, with a beautiful and harmonious façade. It integrates two twin bell towers. Over the portico there is a very high oval window with a beautiful stained glass window. It is flanked by two niches with the images of Simão and S. Judas Tadeu. In 1758 the curate João Antunes de Azevedo considered the church as 'one of the best in the province', referring to its eight altars: the high altar, with the patron saints, that of Nossa Senhora da Encarnação, of S Teotónio, that of Santíssimo Sacramento, that of Nossa Senhora do Rosário, that of 5. José, that of Santo António and that of Santo Cristo. Very old parish of S. Simão da Junqueira. The current parish church dates from the 17th century. XVII and is dedicated to S. Simão and S. Judas Tadeu. Characteristics of the Church “To give an idea of ​​the grandeur of this religious building, here are its dimensions: Length of the main door at the end of the apse 42.85m Height of the nave 2.35m Width of the same 8.80m Same as the apse 7.00m Length of the same 95m Transept (length) 50m Transept (width) 83m The Church is illuminated by three windows on the front, where the statues of the patron saints S. Simão and S. Judas Thadeu are displayed, by two windows in the nave, one in the transept, four in the chapel, in whose arch the figure rises in granite of Saint Augustine, Patriarch of the Order. To the south of the temple, in a straight line, is the building of the extinct Monastery, with its cloister, converted into a dwelling house for its current owners. The Parish Cross raised at the beginning of the avenue, which gives access to the Monastery, and has the date of 1698, is of the same style and epoch as the convent Church”