Since 1173, St Vincent has been the patron saint of the city of Lisbon. It was then his relics were transferred from the Algarve to a small church located outside the outside the city. The present church building was built in 1629 by order of King Philip II of Spain.
The church's late Renaissance façade is flanked by two towers. And above the entrance are statues of St Vincent, St Augustine and St Sebastian. В in the interior of the church, the Baroque canopy of the altar is particularly eye-catching, framed by wooden sculptures.
Adjoining the church is the former Augustinian monastery, famous for its tile wall paintings. famous for its 18th-century tiled wall paintings on the themes of La Fontaine's fables. Access to it through the side aisle of the cathedral.
A corridor at the back of the church leads to the former refectory, which has been converted into the tomb of the Royal Bragan. tomb of the royal House of Braganza. Here are the stone sarcophagi of Portuguese kings and queens from João IV, who died in 1656, to Manuel II, the last king of Bragança. Manuel II, the last king of Portugal.
