Church of Our Lady of Protection - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Church of Our Lady of Protection - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Church of Our Lady of Protection () is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church in São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil. It is located the cidade alta, or upper city, of the town in close proximity to the Carmelite complex of the First Order Church and Convent of Mount Carmel and the Third Order of Mount Carmel. The church is dedicated to Our Lady of Protection and is the property of the Archdiocese of Aracaju. In the rigidly socially stratified society of colonial Brazil the churches of Our Lady of Protection were built by and for people of mixed race. The church is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of São Francisco Square; it was separately listed as a historic structure by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1962. Read more on Wikipedia
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