Church · 13th c.; rebuilt after 1596
Faro Cathedral (Igreja de Santa Maria)
Sé Catedral de Faro
After Afonso III takes Faro, the mosque is turned into a Christian church.
Stories
A mosque becomes a church 1249
After Afonso III takes Faro, the mosque is turned into a Christian church.
Cathedral of the Algarve 1540
King João III moves the see here from Silves.
Burnt by the Earl of Essex 1596
English troops under the Earl of Essex destroy the church.
A German organ 18th c.
Johann Heinrich Hulenkampf installs the church's organ.