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Church of St. John the Evangelist / Church of the Lords

Church of St. John the Evangelist / Church of the Lords

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Church of St. John the Evangelist / Church of the Lords

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Location: Sé E São Pedro, Évora, Portugal

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Pauli

April 28, 2024

The Church of São João Evangelista is particularly impressive due to the huge tile paintings that cover the entire walls and the magnificent altar.

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JakobusPilger

April 28, 2025

The first name John has been widespread since biblical times, and so it should not surprise us to find a whole series of blesseds and saints with this name over the two millennia of Christianity. At the threshold between the Old and New Testaments, we encounter John the Baptist (also John the Baptist), to whom most churches dedicated to John are dedicated. But one of the four men who wrote the New Testament Gospels also bears this name. This church in Évora is dedicated to him, JOHN THE EVANGELIST. A long-standing church tradition has considered the evangelist to be identical with the apostle John mentioned in the Bible, but this is disputed in modern biblical scholarship.
"The Gospel of John exerts a peculiar fascination. It is difficult to escape its solemn, at times mystical language. It speaks to deep human needs and longings: hunger and thirst, the search for fulfilling eternal life, the longing for personal communion with God." (Franz-Josef Ortkemper)

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Noname

July 17, 2025

The church operates under two names: Igreja de São João Evangelista / Igreja dos Lóios. It belonged to the Monastery of Lios, also known as the Convent of St. John the Evangelist, which was built in the 15th century on top of a medieval castle. The monastery itself was converted into the Pousada Convento Évora hotel in modern times and is now privately owned.
The church, accessed through a Gothic portal, is notable for the magnificent tiled panels that cover the walls. They were created in 1711 by the master Antonio de Oliveira Bernardes and depict scenes from the life of St. Lawrence Justinian. Through an opening in the floor, one can see the crypt, which lies next to a Moorish cistern. Along the sides are chapels with fine examples of gilded wood carvings.
It is considered one of the most beautiful churches in Portugal and a must-see.

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Church of St. John the Evangelist / Church of the Lords

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