Santuario do Senhor Jesus da Pedra dynamosquito CC BY-SASantuário do Senhor Jesus da Pedra Jean-Michel Brunet CC BY-SASantuario interior ho visto nina volare CC BY-SARising magnificently from a site outside of the ancient town walls of Óbidos, the Santuário do Senhor Jesus da Pedra came into being around 1750 as a memorial to King João V. What makes this structure particularly noteworthy is its hexagonal floorplan, which was the brainchild of baroque architect Capitán Rodrigo Franco.
However, legend also has it that the church was constructed to honour the otherworldly powers of a stone crucifix that had stood on the site since the second century AD and can now be found in pride of place behind the altar.
While still considered unfinished by aficionados of the period, this chapel nonetheless has an impressive decoration which includes grand statues of the major saints carved from local marble.
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Óbidos travel guide »
Perched on a hill rising out of an agricultural plain, Óbidos is one of Portugal’s picturesque gems. From its lofty centre one gazes upon expanses of vineyards speckled with whirling windmills and terracotta-roofed homesteads. Nearer, narrow cobbled streets, lined typically with whitewashed, bougainvillaea-draped houses, wind up to the walled interior; the name Óbidos stems from the Latin for…