Monuments

The Brotherhood of Nossa Senhora da Misericórdia (Our Lady of Mercy) was founded in Monção in 1590 although the Church was only built in the 17th century. It represents a transitional period with both Mannerist and Baroque features to this modest building where the granite blends well with the whitewashed walls emphasising its variations. In the middle of the façade, in a niche above the entranceway, there is a statue of Our Lady.

Inside, the plaster and whitewash is overwhelmed by the Baroque finishings to the main altar featuring a fine gold-leaf carved retable and the wooden panelled ceiling painted with scenes from the life of the Virgin. There is also the lateral pulpit and the single tube organ. In the centre of the main chapel´s triumphal arch, there are the arms of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia.

Annexed onto the right-hand side of the church, the Mannerist style House of Consistório was where the cardinal´s assembly would meet.