24 February 2011
Sender: Miceu
Miceu wrote that this is a Basque church in old Porto called Igreja Dos Grilos.
From the net - "The Church and the College of São Lourenço, popularly known as the Igreja dos Grilos, is a collection of religious buildings in the city of Porto in Portugal .
Built by the Jesuits in 1577 in the Jesuit Baroque Mannerist style, funded by donations from the faithful, as well as Frei Luís Álvaro de Távora, buried here, the Church and Convent of São Lourenço were built with strong opposition from the municipality and the population. However, followers of Santo Inácio de Loyola eventually finished the much coveted college with free classes, which quickly gained a remarkable success."
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