Church of Saint Ildefonso

Igreja de Santo Ildefonso
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41°08′46″N 8°36′24″W / 41.14611°N 8.60667°W / 41.14611; -8.60667
LocationPorto
CountryPortugal
DenominationRoman Catholic
Architecture
Styleproto-Baroque
Groundbreaking1709
Completed18 July 1739

The Igreja de Santo Ildefonso is an eighteenth-century church in Porto, Portugal. The church is located near Batalha Square.

Completed in 1739, the church was built in a proto-Baroque style and features a retable by the Italian artist Nicolau Nasoni and a façade of 1932 azulejo tilework. The church is named in honour of the Visigoth, Ildephonsus of Toledo, bishop of Toledo from 657 until his death in 667.[1][2]

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