The Church of Santa Engrácia is a 17th-century monument in Lisbon, Portugal. Originally a church, it was converted into the National Pantheon, in which important Portuguese personalities are buried. It is located in the Alfama neighbourhood, close to another important Lisbon monument, the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora.
Igreja de Santa Engrácia
The high altar of the church
Engratia is venerated as a virgin martyr and saint. Tradition states that she was martyred with eighteen companions in 303 AD.
The flagellation of Saint Engratia. Bartolomé Bermejo, 1474-1478.
Saint Engratia, Bartolomé Bermejo
Arrest of Santa Engràcia, Bartolomé Bermejo, from the Altarpiece of Santa Engràcia (1472 - 1477)
Saint Engracia, workshop of Francisco de Zurbarán, 1650