Igreja de São João Evangelista

The Church of Saint John the Evangelist of the College of Funchal (Portuguese: Igreja de São João Evangelista do Colégio do Funchal) is a church located in the historic center of the city and county of Funchal on the island of Madeira in Portugal.

Igreja de São João Evangelista
Igreja de São João Evangelista, Funchal.
Igreja de São João Evangelista
32°38′59.3″N 16°54′32.6″W
Location	Funchal, Madeira
Country	Portugal
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	www.diocesedofunchal.com
Administration
Province	Patriarchate of Lisbon
Archdiocese	Patriarchate of Lisbon
Diocese	Diocese of Funchal

History

Constructed in the 17th century by the Society of Jesus, the church marked the transition from the Mannerist style to the Baroque, marked by great, ostentatious decorations.

It constituted the largest structure built in the city until the 19th century.

In 2008 a large organ was installed in the church, the work of the organ player Dinarte Machado, inaugurated by Ton Koopman.

The church belongs to the old Jesuit College and is presently occupied by the University of Madeira and the Catholic University.

Characteristics

Exemplifying religious architecture, it has a Latin cross plan, with a single nave and well-known chancel, profusely decorated with gilded wood, valuable 17th and 18th century altarpieces, and blue and white tile panels from the 17th century that line the walls of the sacristy. Noteworthy is the altar of the chapel of the Eleven Thousand Virgins.

See also

• List of Jesuit sites

External links

• (in Portuguese) History and architecture Archived 2008-10-22 at the Wayback Machine