Igreja de São Pantaleão

The Church of Pantaleão (Igreja de Pantaleão) is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. It was consecrated as the Church of Saint John of the City (Igreja de São José a Cidade), but is now the Church of São Pantaleão and Saint Joseph (Igreja de São José e São Pantaleão). The church is dedicated to Saint Joseph. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão, and is the parish church of the Saint Joseph and Saint Pantaleon Parish (Paróquia São José e São Pantaleão). It was built by Pantaleão Rodrigues de Castro and Pedro da Cunha, wealthy residents of São Luís. Construction began on the church in 1780 during the Portuguese colonial period; it was only completed in 1817, shortly before the Independence of Brazil in 1822. Rodrigues and Da Cunha died before the completion of the church, but the work was continued by their sons and heirs. The Church of Pantaleão was built in the late Baroque style, with a plain façade flanked by monumental towers. The church has a single portal and little exterior decoration. Fine wrought iron exterior elements were added to numerous buildings in São Luís in the late 19th century; the Pantaleão church has an ensemble of wrought iron balconettes and a transom with the insignia of the Holy House of Mercy. Its interior is simple and few historic architectural elements remain. The church is

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