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Parish Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Laranjeiras, Brazil · built 1790

The Parish Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Igreja Matriz do Sagrado Coração de Jesus) is an 18-century Roman Catholic church in Laranjeiras, Sergipe, Brazil. It was the second church built in Laranjeiras, likely completed in the 1790s, following the Church of Our Lady of the Conception of Comandaroba, which was built by the Jesuits in the early 18th century and completed in 1734. The church was listed as a historic structure by National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1941. The church is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and is constructed in the Baroque style. The Parish Church belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aracaju.

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