Church of Saint Anne, Baroque church in Campina, Brazil.
The Church of Saint Anne (Igreja de Sant'Ana) is a Catholic church in the Campina neighbourhood of Belém, Pará, Brazil. It was designed by Italian architect Antônio José Landi and completed in 1782. The facade has two towers, each 39 metres high; the interior measures 37 metres in length and 19.5 metres in width. The side chapels hold two paintings by Pedro Alexandrino, each six metres long and three metres high, made in 1778.
Construction started in 1762 under architect Giuseppe Antonio Landi and was completed in 1782. This period was one of expansion for Portuguese colonial control and the strengthening of religious and military structures across the region.
The church is dedicated to Saint Anne and takes its name from the Santana da Campina district where it stands. It belongs to the Archdiocese of Belém do Pará. The side chapels hold two canvases by Pedro Alexandrino, each six metres long and three metres high, painted in 1778; their origin is unknown and they were restored.
The church is located at Rua Padre Prudêncio 95 in central Belém and is easy to reach. It is best to visit in the morning or early afternoon to see the interior in good light and to encounter fewer crowds.
The two six-metre-wide paintings in the side chapels were made in 1778 by Pedro Alexandrino, but their origin is unknown. They were restored during the IPHAN campaign that began in 2002 and finished in 2012.
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