Santa Cruz Church

Santa Cruz Church, Coimbra, viewed from the Praça de Oito de Maio.

Santa Cruz Church, from the Praça de Oito de Maio. Founded as a monastery by Afonso Henriques in 1131 when he moved his court to Coimbra from Guimarães, it proudly displays the tomb of its founder and that of his son, Sancho I, the second king of Portugal.

Santa Cruz Church, from the Praça de Oito de Maio. Founded as a monastery by Afonso Henriques in 1131 when he moved his court to Coimbra from Guimarães, it proudly displays the tomb of its founder and that of his son, Sancho I, the second king of Portugal.

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