Monuments

The first references to the Brotherhood of Saint Sebastian in Braga appear in the middle of the 14th century. In the following century, the brotherhood set about building a chapel dedicated to its saint. However, the current chapel is a reconstruction dating to the 18th c. on the wishes of Archbishop Rodrigo de Moura Teles. His coat of arms remains on the façade and the triumphal arch prior to the main chapel.

This is a Baroque church, with an octagonal layout, featuring fine blue and white tiles that depict scenes from the life of Saint Sebastian. The panel is signed by its creator António de Oliveira Bernardes and dated 1717.

Inside, it is richly decorated according to the Baroque style with a wooden, octagonal ceiling, with representations of objects associated with the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian and the neo-classical retables in the lateral altars. On holy days, the altar panel is removed in order to provide space for the throne on which his Holiness is placed.