Mártires Basilica

Basilica of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires

The Basilica of Nossa Senhora dos Mártires is in the Chiado, with its entrance on Rua Serpa Pinto, and its origin is bound up with the conquest of Lisbon: according to the parish, King Afonso Henriques laid the first stone on 21 November 1147. The earthquake of 1755 and the fire that followed reduced the church to rubble, and reconstruction began on 10 October 1769, to a design by the architect Reinaldo Manuel dos Santos in the late Baroque style. The main chapel and the chapels of the Santíssimo and the Bom Pastor were blessed on 18 March 1774 and the work was completed in 1784. The façade and bell tower are of lioz limestone, and the interior combines late Baroque and Rococo decoration with marble walls and floors. The ceilings and altar paintings are by Pedro Alexandrino de Carvalho, and the organ was built by António Xavier Machado e Cerveira, organ builder to the Royal Household. In the baptistery, an inscription records the first baptism after the conquest. The parish states that the basilica is open Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 18:30, and on Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 to 18:30; it does not publish an admission price.

Located at: Paróquias do Chiado
Address: Rua Serpa Pinto, 10-D, 1200-445 Lisboa
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9:00-18:30; Saturday and Sunday 10:00-18:30
Phone: +351 213 462 465
Coordinates: 38.7103209, -9.1413827
Buses: 758, 22B, 711, 732, 736, 746, 759, 783, 760, 774
Tram: 12E, 28E, 24E, 15E
Metro: Baixa-Chiado (Blue, Green), Rossio (Green)
Train: Sintra Line, Rossio Station, Cascais Line, Cais do Sodré Station
Boat: Cais do Sodré River Station
Opened: 1769 (257 years)