St Paul's Cathedral, Lisbon

St Paul's Cathedral (Portuguese: Catedral de São Paulo) is an Anglican cathedral in Lisbon, seat of the Lusitanian Catholic Apostolic Evangelical Church,[1] which is a member church of the Anglican Communion. It is situated on Rua das Janelas Verdes, in the freguesia of Prazeres.[2]

St Paul's Cathedral, Lisbon
Convento dos Marianos
Catedral de São Paulo
38.7067°N 9.1588°W / 38.7067; -9.1588
LocationRua das Janelas Verdes, 2, Lisbon
CountryPortugal
DenominationAnglican
Previous denominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusCathedral
Founded1606
DedicationPaul the Apostle
Architecture
Functional statusActive
StyleMannerist
Groundbreaking1606
Completed1611
Administration
ProvinceExtra-provincial
DioceseLusitania

History

The cathedral is located in what was the complex of a Discalced Carmelites convent known as Convent of Our Lady of the Remédios or Convent of the Marianos. Construction of the convent began in 1606 and completed in 1611. Built in Mannerist architectural style, with its simplicity according to the rules of the Order of the Discalced Carmelites.[3]

After the abolition of the religious order and dismissal of the friars, the complex was converted into barracks in 1835, serving for the seventeenth battalion of the National Guard of Portugal, and the headquarters of the police station since the following year.[4]

In 1872, the building was put up for sale at a public auction, the property was bought by the Presbyterian Free Church of Scotland, which generated a lot of controversy due to the religious issue.[3] In 1898, the complex was acquired by the Portuguese Anglican Lusitanian Church, and part of it was converted into the Church's headquarters.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Historic visit of Portuguese President to the Anglican Cathedral in Lisbon". anglicannews.org. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. "Convento de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios de Lisboa". patrimoniocultural.cm-lisboa.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  3. Brito, Ana (1996). "Convento de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios / Convento dos Marianos". monumentos.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  4. "Catedral da Igreja Lusitana - Paróquia de S. Paulo". igreja-lusitana.org (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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