Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Anjos
In Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Anjos, Lisbon preserves a striking story of continuity through demolition. The parish of Anjos was created by Cardinal Henry of Portugal, and its seat began as a small chapel under the invocation of Our Lady of Angels, later enlarged in the 17th century. From 1579 until the 1820s, the church held collegiate status, supported by a college of canons with 11 chaplains maintaining daily worship. That original church ended in 1908, when it was demolished to make way for a major thoroughfare: Avenida D. Amélia, later renamed Avenida Almirante Reis shortly after the 5 October 1910 revolution. A new church was then built on the western side of the avenue under architect José Luís Monteiro, respecting the earlier proportions while giving it a more pronounced Neoclassical façade. …
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