The Church of Our Lady of the High Heavens, located in the Parish of Lousa, is a solid building consisting of a single nave separated from the main chapel by a perfect back arch, a North side sacristy, a new sacristy, room on the South side and the bell tower contiguous with the front.
The front is beautiful and elegant. To the center of the facade the portal of great dimensions and suitable window.
The connection and decoration of these two architectural elements is made by remarkable work in granite stonework carved in baroque style with branches and voluptas that frame the phrase "HAEC EST DOMUS DEI ET PORTA CELI" (This is the house of God and the door of Heaven) .
The interior of the temple is torn in its side walls by six windows, two in the main chapel and four symmetrically implanted in the body of the church. The access to the temple is made by ample portico in the front or by the door of the South side, called "small door".
In the Body of the Church the four altars are highlighted: the one of São Miguel and the one of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of the left side and those of the Calvary and of Our Lady of the Rosary of the right side.
The carved wooden pulpit is supported by granite cantilever.
The Baptistery of vaulted stonework was built by breaking the wall on the south side by arch in stonework.
The Baptismal Fountain is of two pieces of granite stonework; the crown piece is decorated in ribbed cuffs.
There is still in the body of the church the high choir supported by two elegant columns.
The main chapel is marked by the image of the patron saint of polychrome wood in the center of the retable in a large niche.
The retable in brown wood is decorated with marbled in several shades and with some golden carving to the taste of the late Baroque.
The statue of Saint Joseph on the left and the image of a saintly monastic bishop are bordered on the image of the patron saint.
The posterior altar in fine granite is decorated in the base that supports it with eucharistic motifs, work of the place Jose Pinto.
The vault of full cradle is painted wood: to the medallion center with the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament surrounded by others of smaller dimension with the evangelists.
The sacristy of the North elevation has in the interior a beautiful arcaz of the XVIII century and still the fountain of two spouts. Worthy of record is the joinery work employed at the door that gives access to the main chapel.
The bell tower, built safely after the church, has engraved on one of its wedges the date of 1845 which seems quite realistic as the date of its construction.
The front is beautiful and elegant. To the center of the facade the portal of great dimensions and suitable window.
The connection and decoration of these two architectural elements is made by remarkable work in granite stonework carved in baroque style with branches and voluptas that frame the phrase "HAEC EST DOMUS DEI ET PORTA CELI" (This is the house of God and the door of Heaven) .
The interior of the temple is torn in its side walls by six windows, two in the main chapel and four symmetrically implanted in the body of the church. The access to the temple is made by ample portico in the front or by the door of the South side, called "small door".
In the Body of the Church the four altars are highlighted: the one of São Miguel and the one of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of the left side and those of the Calvary and of Our Lady of the Rosary of the right side.
The carved wooden pulpit is supported by granite cantilever.
The Baptistery of vaulted stonework was built by breaking the wall on the south side by arch in stonework.
The Baptismal Fountain is of two pieces of granite stonework; the crown piece is decorated in ribbed cuffs.
There is still in the body of the church the high choir supported by two elegant columns.
The main chapel is marked by the image of the patron saint of polychrome wood in the center of the retable in a large niche.
The retable in brown wood is decorated with marbled in several shades and with some golden carving to the taste of the late Baroque.
The statue of Saint Joseph on the left and the image of a saintly monastic bishop are bordered on the image of the patron saint.
The posterior altar in fine granite is decorated in the base that supports it with eucharistic motifs, work of the place Jose Pinto.
The vault of full cradle is painted wood: to the medallion center with the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament surrounded by others of smaller dimension with the evangelists.
The sacristy of the North elevation has in the interior a beautiful arcaz of the XVIII century and still the fountain of two spouts. Worthy of record is the joinery work employed at the door that gives access to the main chapel.
The bell tower, built safely after the church, has engraved on one of its wedges the date of 1845 which seems quite realistic as the date of its construction.
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