Churches from the Minas Gerais state in Brazil, sent by Sérgio.
Foto: Paulo Laborne
The church of Our Lady of Conceição is located at the Main Square of Catas Altas. It is one of the
most important
temples in the state. According to a document the first baptism held in the chapel took place in 1712.
Foto: Paulo
Laborne
The chapel
of Sant'Ana, in Chapada sub-district, in Ouro Preto, presents
a
similarity regarding
the formal and volumetric aspect
of the early 18th-century religious
buildings of the state.
Foto: Paulo Laborne
Side altar of Saint Helena in the chapel
of the
Rosary in Ouro
Preto. The sculpture is
a work of António
Francisco
Lisboa (Aleijadinho) and the gilded woodcarving from
Manuel
José Veloso.
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