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Igreja de São Miguel da Eja ou Igreja de São Miguel de Entre-os-Rios
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August 26, 2013
The territory of Tâmega and Sousa assumes strategic importance during the Christian Reconquest of King D. Alfonso III of Asturias. The domain upon the river Douro constituted, from the proto-history, a feature that made Entre-os-Rios a prime location for the deployment of housing. Traces of a fortified wall and the discovery of late Roman pottery are evidence of the occupation of this territory. The Church of Saint Michael stands on a small plateau, illustrating the strategic importance of the site chosen to build this monument in late Romanesque. The first time that the Church is referenced in documents is in the “Livro de Testamentos de Paço de Sousa” [Book of Testaments of Paço de Sousa], dated 1095, which mentions a donation of part of the Monastery Church. Another document from 1120 gives notice of a new donation of part of the same Church Monastery. The late Romanesque architecture dates it construction after the fourteenth century, i.e., the original building would have undergone profound remodeling over time. Experts believe that when the building was erected, the center of regional decision-making had long left, fact explained by the modesty of the building. The Low Middle Ages and Modernity left few marks on the Church, which was not verified in the baroque period, during which the altar was renewed, with placement of gold leaf gild, of national style, cut by three round arches. In the following century, the works of aesthetic upgrade continued, erecting the choir and introducing the side altars.
The territory of Tâmega and Sousa assumes strategic importance during the Christian Reconquest of King D. Alfonso III of Asturias. The domain upon the river Douro constituted, from the proto-history, a feature that made Entre-os-Rios a prime location for the deployment of housing. Traces of a forti…
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Eja, Porto