Guimarães, the first capital city of Portugal, was one of the first reconquered regions of the Reconquista, allowing for a wider time period for religion to settle and root into the lives of those living in it.
This list comprises the religions buildings inside the Concelho of Guimarães, divided by the Freguesias they are located in and sorted by alphabetical order.
Abação e Gémeos Name Description Image Construction CoordinatesAbação Parish ChurchThe Igreja Paroquial de Abação, also known as the Igreja de São Tomé, follows the baroque style and is adorned with blue azulejos. Above the main entrance, the year 1749 is inscribed on the upper section of the granite portal.1749Gémeos CalvaryGranite calvary monument in Gémeos.1700s/1800sGémeos Parish ChurchThe Igreja Paroquial de Gémeos, or Igreja de Santa Maria, is a 19th-century church located in the village of Gémeos.1800sSaint Christopher Church (Igreja de São Cristovão)The Saint Christopher Church used to serve the freguesia of São Cristovão, extinct in 1911. Its currently located in the union of Abação e Gémeos.1700s/1800s
Azurém Name Description Image Construction CoordinatesChapel of Our Lady of the ConceptionThe Capela de Nossa Senhora da Conceição is a 17th-century baroque chapel built in 1699 and deeply restored in the 1700s. It plays a significant role in the Novenas of the Nicolinas festivities.1699Our Lady of the Conception ChurchThe Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição is a 21st-century church built between May 2004 and September 2005. The masses of the Novenas of the Nicolinas festivities are done here.2004
Costa Name Description Image Construction CoordinatesPenha SanctuaryChurch at the summit of the Penha Mountain built over a series of phases starting in 1931 and ending fully in 1949, suffering some minor changes later as well.1931Santa Catarina Chapel (Capela de Santa Catarina)A small chapel, hidden inside the Penha Mountain's woods. Huge granite boulders retain the nave of this chapel. It has a portable carved pulpit in the shape of a chalice. It is likely that this temple was built between the 15th and 16th centuries. The latest interventions fully restored the chapel and its surroundings.1400s/1500
Longos Name Description Image Construction CoordinatesSanta Maria Madalena ChurchRococo church whose construction began in 1694. It was partially destroyed in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and rebuilt by architect André Soares.1756Santa Marta do Leão ChapelEarly 20th century chapel located right next to the border between the municipalities of Guimarães and Braga, however it is fully located in the freguesia of Longos.1917
Oliveira, São Paio e São Sebastião Name Description Image Construction CoordinatesAlbergaria of Saint CrispinA albergaria is a type of shelter for the poor. The Albergaria of Saint Crispin was built in 1315 and reconstructed in the 1600s.1315Chapel of Our Lady of GuidanceThe Chapel of Our Lady of Guidance or Capela de Nossa Senhora da Guia, built after the previous one, located up the street in one of the medieval towers of the Walls of Guimarães, was demolished in the last quarter of the 18th century. It follows the baroque style and it was inaugurated in August 1793.1793Chapel of the Holy CrossThe Capela de Santa Cruz, built in 1639, is a small chapel located next to the Paço dos Duques with a stone calvary from 1640 in front.1639Chapel of the Venerable Third Order of St. DominicIn Portuguese, the Capela da Venerável Ordem Terceira de São Domingos, is a chapel built between 1741 and 1800. It follows the Rococo architecture.1741Church of Our Lady of the Olive Tree (Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira)Founded as a double monastery in about 949 by Countess Mumadona Dias, it was later donated to the Catholic Church by King Ramiro II. Around 1139, the monastery was turned into a collegiate church, the . The collegiate church was shut down in 1911, but reopened in 1967.949Church of São Miguel do CasteloRomanesque medieval church where Afonso Henriques is said to have been baptized.Before 1216Our Lady of Guidance Calvary16th-century Manueline granite cross formerly named after Our Lady of Piety, in accordance with the representation of the Pietà depicted there. It consists of a pyramidal base on which stands a faceted shaft, with a capital topped by a faceted cross, surrounded at its base by a sculptural group representing the Descent from the Cross. It’s a National Monument since 1910 and it was moved to its current location in the 1930s.1500sRecolhimento das TrinasConvent and female hospice from the 17th century.1653Saint Peter's BasilicaThe St. Peter's Basilica is a Catholic church built following the neoclassical style. Located at the Toural, it receive the title of minor basilica by Pope Benedict XIV in 1751.1785Santos Passos ChurchThe Santos Passos Church is an 18th-century Portuguese baroque church located at the Campo da Feira.1769
Serzedo Name Description Image Construction CoordinatesSenhora do Amparo ChapelLate 16th century gothic chapel. In March 1598, permission was granted for Mass to be celebrated here. It is located next to the Quinta da Torre, a 20th-century house built in 1937.Late 1500s
Tabuadelo Name Description Image Construction CoordinatesTabuadelo Parish ChurchAlso known as Church of Saint Cyprian, it is a 14th-century church in Tabuadelo that suffered big alterations at the start of the 18th century.1300s
Urgezes Name Description Image Construction CoordinatesRemédios Chapel (Capela dos Remédios)Chapel made in honor of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios. It was built in 1554 and restored between 1868 and 1873. It was moved to its current location in 2009 due to urban arrangements.1554Urgezes Parish Church (old)The old Parish Church of Urgezes, also known as Saint Stephen Church, replaced by its more modern counterpart in 1975, had its construction started on 21 June 1826 and was completed in 1842.1826Urgezes Parish Church (new)The new Parish Church of Urgezes, also known as new Saint Stephen Church, was inaugurated on 9 March 1975 and it replaced its much smaller predecessor.1975
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