Igreja da Ordem Terceira do Carmo (São Paulo)

Igreja da Ordem Terceira do Carmo (English: Church of the Third Order of Mount Carmel) also known as the Capela da Venerável Ordem Terceira do Carmo (Chapel of the Venerable Third Order of Mount Carmel) or the Capela dos Terceiros do Carmo (Chapel of the Third Order of Mount Carmel), is located in São Paulo, Brazil. It was founded in the second half of the 17th century by a group of laypeople as an adjacent chapel to the Convento do Carmo de São Paulo (Convent of Mount Carmel of São Paulo), which opened in 1592 and was demolished in 1928. The current building was constructed on rammed earth between 1747 and 1758. From 1772 to 1802, it was enlarged and added a new frontispiece designed by Joaquim Pinto de Oliveira. In 1929, it underwent an extensive renovation and was partially rebuilt. The Church of Mount Carmel displays a collection of São Paulo's colonial art, including paintings on the chancel and choir ceilings by Friar Jesuíno do Monte Carmelo, an 18th-century rococo altar and panels from the demolished Recolhimento de Santa Teresa. It is listed as a heritage site by IPHAN and CONPRESP.

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