Fodor's Expert Review Igreja Matriz de Montemor-o-Novo

This church has a splendid Manueline doorway, 17th-century altar pieces, and an 18th-century organ crafted in Italy. Near the front of the church rests a beautiful 15th-century Pietà sculpture carved from local marble. On the 8th of March, the building is the hub of a citywide festival celebrating Montemor's patron saint, the 16th-century figure São João de Deus (St. John of God). A procession departs from here to the Igreja do Hospital de São João de Deus. The nave there is covered with blue-and-white azulejo tiles depicting scenes from the saint's life.