Church and Convent of Our Lady of the Conception of Lapa - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Church and Convent of Our Lady of the Conception of Lapa - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Church and Convent of Our Lady of the Conception of Lapa ( is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church located in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The church is dedicated to Our Lady of the Conception and is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia. It is known as key site in the Brazilian independence movement in the early 19th century. Sister Joana Angélica resisted the invasion of Portuguese troops into the convent and was killed by bayonet in 1822 at the south portal of the convent. Read more on Wikipedia
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