It is located in the parish of Tenões, district of Braga, northern Portugal.
The Bom Jesus do Monte Sanctuary is located in the parish of Tenões, in the city, municipality and district of Braga, in northern Portugal. It is located close to the Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora do Sameiro.
The temple replaces the previous one, designed during the lifetime of D. Rodrigo de Moura Teles, demolished in 1788.
The current Basilica of Bom Jesus do Monte was designed by Carlos Amarante at the request of Archbishop D. Gaspar de Bragança, replacing the previous church that was in ruins.
The first stone was laid on June 1, 1784 during the time of Archbishop D. Gaspar de Bragança and the last in 1811.
The current temple features simple lines and smooth surfaces, in keeping with the neoclassical style.
The temple replaces the previous one, designed during the lifetime of D. Rodrigo de Moura Teles, demolished in 1788.
The current Basilica of Bom Jesus do Monte was designed by Carlos Amarante at the request of Archbishop D. Gaspar de Bragança, replacing the previous church that was in ruins.
The first stone was laid on June 1, 1784 during the time of Archbishop D. Gaspar de Bragança and the last in 1811.
The current temple features simple lines and smooth surfaces, in keeping with the neoclassical style.
The Exterior of the Basilica of Bom Jesus
The facade features sober lines, smooth surfaces, double Doric friezes, which separate the cornice from the architrave, a convex surface, walls painted white, adorned by sculptures, ashlar stones in the trimmings of the door and window openings, wall coverings with sockets, bands, pilasters, columns or pillars, cornices with pinnacles in the shape of fires in the transept and lantern.
The building has three sections, the central one being slightly advanced, with a decorated pediment, balusters supported by columns, alternating with niches and a portal.
The lower part that goes up to the entablature we find a neoclassical portico, topped by a pediment with four granite columns that support a balcony, two windows, a main door with two perfect round niches, topped by triangular pediments, two monolithic statues of the passion prophets Jeremiah and Isaiah and marble tombstones.
On the second floor we find a decorated pediment, Ionic pilasters, three windows, a balustraded balcony where statues of the four evangelists appear with their respective symbols and at the top a simple Latin cross.
On the front of the temple we find the royal coat of arms of D. João VI, who granted the sanctuary honors and prerogatives of mercy, with his portrait appearing in the gallery of the benefactors of this temple.
The lateral bodies support the bell towers, divided into floors with windows and baluster balconies, at the ends two windows decorated with stone clocks.
At the top there are two towers with two slightly recessed bells, with coruched roofs, high bell towers, domes of baroque architecture that contrast with the horizontality of the facade.
On the exterior of the main facade there are many inscriptions paying homage to those who contributed to the construction of this building.
The building has three sections, the central one being slightly advanced, with a decorated pediment, balusters supported by columns, alternating with niches and a portal.
The lower part that goes up to the entablature we find a neoclassical portico, topped by a pediment with four granite columns that support a balcony, two windows, a main door with two perfect round niches, topped by triangular pediments, two monolithic statues of the passion prophets Jeremiah and Isaiah and marble tombstones.
On the second floor we find a decorated pediment, Ionic pilasters, three windows, a balustraded balcony where statues of the four evangelists appear with their respective symbols and at the top a simple Latin cross.
On the front of the temple we find the royal coat of arms of D. João VI, who granted the sanctuary honors and prerogatives of mercy, with his portrait appearing in the gallery of the benefactors of this temple.
The lateral bodies support the bell towers, divided into floors with windows and baluster balconies, at the ends two windows decorated with stone clocks.
At the top there are two towers with two slightly recessed bells, with coruched roofs, high bell towers, domes of baroque architecture that contrast with the horizontality of the facade.
On the exterior of the main facade there are many inscriptions paying homage to those who contributed to the construction of this building.
The Interior of the Basilica of Bom Jesus
The interior features a Latin cross plan, a vaulted nave, a chancel with a polygonal profile, straight-line windows, and straight-lintel doors. Two chapels stand out here: that of the Blessed Sacrament and that of the Relics.
On the altar of relics are the bones of Saint Clement arranged with wax and plaster, and it is a Roman soldier martyred in the 3rd century, after Christ.
On the main altar of the Basilica we find the scene of Calvary represented, where the image of Christ Crucified stands out, two crosses with the good Dismas and the bad Gestas the thief, Our Lady, John the Evangelist, Mary Magdalene prostrate before the cross, the centurion and eight soldiers spread across the mountain.
In the central axis of the nave there are themes from the life of Jesus Christ: the expulsion, the temptation, the souls in purgatory and the coronation of Mary.
In the ex-votos chapel, a small altar of baroque architecture stands out with the life-size image of the Dying Lord, the image of the Lady of Sorrows surrounded by two archangels
The sacristy flooded with portraits of its benefactors, a gallery with portraits and images of the benefactors and an image of Christ Crucified in ivory built in India and offered by the Viceroy of India, military officer and Colonial governor Dom Diogo de Sousa displayed in an oratory showcase on a chest.
This church was elevated to Basilica on July 5, 2015, in a solemn celebration, presided over by Archbishop Primate of Braga Dom Jorge Ortiga.
On the altar of relics are the bones of Saint Clement arranged with wax and plaster, and it is a Roman soldier martyred in the 3rd century, after Christ.
On the main altar of the Basilica we find the scene of Calvary represented, where the image of Christ Crucified stands out, two crosses with the good Dismas and the bad Gestas the thief, Our Lady, John the Evangelist, Mary Magdalene prostrate before the cross, the centurion and eight soldiers spread across the mountain.
In the central axis of the nave there are themes from the life of Jesus Christ: the expulsion, the temptation, the souls in purgatory and the coronation of Mary.
In the ex-votos chapel, a small altar of baroque architecture stands out with the life-size image of the Dying Lord, the image of the Lady of Sorrows surrounded by two archangels
The sacristy flooded with portraits of its benefactors, a gallery with portraits and images of the benefactors and an image of Christ Crucified in ivory built in India and offered by the Viceroy of India, military officer and Colonial governor Dom Diogo de Sousa displayed in an oratory showcase on a chest.
This church was elevated to Basilica on July 5, 2015, in a solemn celebration, presided over by Archbishop Primate of Braga Dom Jorge Ortiga.
