Igreja da Conceição Velha
In Igreja da Conceição Velha, Lisbon kept two stories of devotion in one name. The earlier Church of Conceição dos Freires was installed in 1496 in the former synagogue of the Judiaria Grande, and it became known as “Conceição-Velha” because it coexisted with a parish church inaugurated in 1699. Over time, the Misericórdia side became the focus of civic religion: in 1498, the Confraria da Misericórdia was instituted under Eleanor of Viseu and friar Miguel Contreiras, approved by King Manuel and confirmed by Pope Alexander VI. When the planned riverfront reconstruction bypassed this church, King Joseph directed the monks of the Conceição—after the original church was destroyed—to a Misericórdia site. …
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