São Roque Church & Museum
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Basic info
Type of attraction
Church & Museum
Portuguese name
Igreja e Museu de São Roque
Location
Largo Trindade Coelho – 1200-470 Lisboa
Website (portuguese)
Church: +351 213 235 066
Website Email
Museum: +351 213 235 065
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How to visit
Prices
General Ticket: 10,00€
Senior (65 and over): 5,00€
Student: 5,00€
Lisbon Card: 5,00€
Family Ticket*: 5,00€ (per person)
*Mininum: 1 Adult + 1 Young (aged 13 to 17)
Free access
- Children (aged 12 or under)
- Unemployed
Opening times
Museum:
October to March
Tuesday – Sunday: 10 am – 6 pm
April to September
Tuesday – Sunday: 10 am – 7 pm
Last admission: 30 min before closing time.
Church:
October to March
Monday: 1 pm – 6 pm
Tuesday – Sunday: 10 am – 6 pm
April to September
Monday: 1 pm – 7 pm
Tuesday – Sunday: 10 am – 7 pm
Masses (Tuesday to Sunday: 12:30 pm)
Visits to the church are conditioned by religious ceremonies.
Closing days
Monday
January 1, Easter Sunday, May 1, December 25
(except for liturgical celebrations)
Location
Largo Trindade Coelho – 1200-470 Lisboa
Public transports
Metro:
Blue & Green lines > Baixa-Chiado station
+ 6 min walk
Blue line > Restauradores station
+ 10 min walk
Train: Rossio Station
+ 7 min walk
Bus: 202, 758 > Lg. Trindade Coelho (Stop)
Tram: 24E > Lg. Trindade Coelho (Stop)
More details
- Chapel of St. John the Baptist: a baroque style pearl, richly adorned with gilded elements, noble marbles, statues, figurative mosaics and precious liturgical objects.
- Sacristy: fully decorated with oil paintings on canvas by André Reinoso, André Gonçalves and Domingos da Cunha.
- Paintings by Domingos da Cunha: portraying scenes from the life of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus.
- Wooden ceiling: adorned with mannerist trompe-l’oeil paintings by Francisco Venegas. “Exaltation of the Holy Cross” in the central medallion is a later contribution by Amaro do Vale.
- “Wedding of Saint Alexis“: an oil painting by Garcia Fernandes (1541).
- “Apparition of the Angel to St. Roch“: an oil painting by Gaspar Dias (c.1584)
- Goldsmithery: mainly portuguese sacred art from the 17th and 18th centuries, such as chalice, monstrance and cruet set.
- Reliquaries: pieces resulting from the mastery of various arts. “The Reliquary Casket of St. Francis Xavier” is an exquisite example.
1498 – Foundation of the House of Mercy of Lisbon (Misericórdia de Lisboa) by Queen Leonor.
1540 – Establishment of the Society of Jesus in Portugal.
1573 – The Church of São Roque is inaugurated. Founded by the Jesuit Order.
1587-1589 – Francisco Venegas paints the ceiling of the Church.
1588 – Donation of a collection of reliquaries by João de Borja to the Jesuits.
1742 – King John V commissions architects Luigi Vanvitelli and Nicola Salvi to create the Chapel of St. John the Baptist.
1759 – Expulsion of the Jesuits from Portugal. All the assets are transferred to the Holy House of Mercy of Lisbon (Santa Casa da Misericórdia).
1905 – Treasure Museum of the Chapel of St. John the Baptist (the former São Roque Museum) opens to the public.
1992 – Improvement works at the museum.
the surroundings
- Lisbon Cathedral (1,3 km)
- St. Jorge Castle (1,5 km)
- St. Vicente de Fora Monastery (1,7 km)
- Fado Museum (2 km)
- National Pantheon (2,1 km)
- Ancient Art Museum (2,2 km)
- Oficina do Duque (100 m)
- Casa dos Pecados (110 m)
- Tapa Bucho (140 m)
- Castro Restaurante (160 m)
- Valdo Gatti Pizza Bio (180 m)