Church · 1732–1763
Clérigos Church and Tower
Igreja e Torre dos Clérigos
The Clérigos tower, begun in 1754, is finished in 1763: 240 steps up to the symbol of Porto.
Stories
The architect buried in his own work 18th c.
Nasoni asks to be buried in the church crypt; the exact spot of his grave is unknown today.
Nasoni starts his church 1732
Italian painter-architect Nicolau Nasoni begins an elliptical Baroque church for the Brotherhood of the Clérigos.
A 75-metre tower tops the city 1763
The Clérigos tower, begun in 1754, is finished in 1763: 240 steps up to the symbol of Porto.
Tower opens at night 2015
After 250 years, the Brotherhood opens the tower and church for night-time visits.