Misericórdia Church

Founded in 1532 by D. Pedro de Castro, the church has undergone various transformationsIt has been a centre of aristocratic faith and, according to some, a Jewish synagogue. The tomb of José Custódio is here, who was popularly considered the “soldier saint”.He was innocently shot in 1813, and since then people come to revere him as a saint, extolling his virtuesThe architecture of the church is spacious and robust.