4/5 Fernando L. 8 years ago on Google • 245 reviews
Technically
this
is
the
Santa
Engrácia
Church
and
not
the
National
Pantheon,
because
there
is
worship
here
and
not
there,
so
the
correct
name
should
be
Santa
Engrácia
Pantheon
(because
no
masses
are
celebrated
there).
But
the
phrase
"Obras
de
Sta
Engrácia"
(referring
to
the
slow
construction
of
the
Pantheon)
went
down
in
history,
because
at
the
time
it
was
there
that
worship
took
place.
Historical
note:
"
The
Parish
of
Santa
Engrácia
was
created
by
a
Brief
from
Pope
Pius
V,
dated
August
30,
1568.
This
is
due
to
the
desire
of
Infanta
D.
Maria,
daughter
of
D.
Manuel
I,
who,
being
a
devotee
of
the
Virgin
and
Martyr
Saint
Engrácia
and
possessing
a
relic
of
hers,
wanted
to
build
a
Church
in
her
honor.
Just
as
in
Zaragoza,
the
Church
of
Santa
Engrácia
was
outside
the
walls,
the
Infanta
also
wanted
to
build
a
Church
outside
the
Fernandina
wall,
located
in
the
place
where
the
Pantheon
of
Santa
Engrácia
is
located.
The
contempt
of
January
15,
1630
and
the
earthquake
of
1755,
led
to
the
worship
being
transferred
to
the
Church
of
Paraíso
and,
which
was
later
in
a
state
of
ruin,
the
worship
was
transferred
to
the
Conventual
Church
of
Nossa
Senhora
da
Conceição
on
Calçada
dos
Barbadinhos
on
April
5,
1835,
where
it
is
still
celebrated
today,
and
is
therefore
called
the
Church
of
Santa
Engrácia.
The
last
sense
gave
it
9000
inhabitants,
Lisbon
March
4,
2000"
in
leaflet
obtained
on
site