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Church of the Third Order of Penitence of Saint Dominic of Osma

Salvador, Brazil · built 1709

Church of the Third Order of Penitence of Saint Dominic of Osma
Church of the Third Order of Penitence of Saint Dominic of Osma. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Church of the Third Order of Penitence of Saint Dominic of Osma (Igreja da Ordem Terceira da Penitência de São Domingos de Gusmão, Igreja e Casa da Ordem Terceira de São Domingos) is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The church is dedicated to Saint Dominic, a Castilian priest and founder of the Dominican Order. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia. It occupies the north-west perimeter of the Terreiro de Jesus, opposite the Cathedral Basilica of Salvador. The church was listed as a historic structure by the National Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute in 1938.

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