architecture

Church of Saint Francis of Assisi of Ouro Preto

Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Igreja de São Francisco de Assis [Portuguese]

Architecture

built
1766-1794
culture
Portuguese, Brazilian
style/period
Late Baroque, Rococo
work type by function
Roman Catholic church
material
mudbrick/adobe, rammed earth, stone, soapstone
technique
masonry, stucco
architect / constr. phase
1766-1794
1801-1812
Manoel da Costa Ataíde
painting of the ceiling and the panels of the choir and nave, gilding and painting of the woodwork in the choir
1829-1890
Aleijadinho (Antônio Francisco Lisboa)
construction of the side altars
artist
Aleijadinho (Antônio Francisco Lisboa), Manoel da Costa Ataíde

Specifications

number towers
2

Geography

America » Latin America » South America » Brazil » Minas Gerais » Ouro Preto » Antônio Dias
local language location name
Ouro Preto, Brasil [Portuguese]
historical affiliations
1794-1822
Portuguese Empire
1794-1815
State of Brazil
1815-1822
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Historic Town of Ouro Preto
type
cultural
criteria
I, III
designation
reference
124
Church of Saint Francis of Assisi of Ouro Preto, in the evening
Church of Saint Francis of Assisi of Ouro Preto, in the evening Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Church of Saint Francis of Assisi of Ouro Preto, in the evening
Church of Saint Francis of Assisi of Ouro Preto, in the evening Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil