Church · 1383-c.1425; Baroque gilt interior 18th c.
Church of São Francisco
Igreja de São Francisco
Under King Fernando's patronage the friars start the larger Gothic church.
Stories
Friars against the bishop c.1223
Franciscans settle in Porto; the bishop opposes them until a papal bull returns their land.
A king pays for a bigger church 1383
Under King Fernando's patronage the friars start the larger Gothic church.
A Manueline family chapel c.1534
Architect Diogo de Castilho builds the Carneiro family chapel with a Manueline vault.
The cloisters burn 1832
A fire caused by the siege of Porto destroys the old cloisters; the Stock Exchange later rises there.
Siege of Porto (Liberal Wars) 1832-1833
Fire destroys the São Francisco cloisters (site of the Stock Exchange); Santo Ildefonso hit 21 July 1833.