Paderne, Albufeira
Paderne is a village and a civil parish in the municipality of Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal[1]. The village is situated 7.4 miles north of the town of Albufeira, 23 miles west of Faro and is 151 miles from Lisbon. The village has good transport links being very close to junctions on the A2 motorway to Lisbon and the IP1 coastal motorway. The nearest airport is at Faro[2]. The nearest Railway station is at Albufeira[3]. The Population for the Parish of Paderne is 3,504 (2001 Figures)[4] and the parish has an area of 55.64 square kilometres.
The Parish Church
The main Parish Church of Paderne is called ‘Our Lady of Assumption’ and it was built in the sixth decade of the 16th century to replace the older chapel of Nossa Senhora do Pé da Cruz (Our Lady at the foot of the Cross), which was within the precinct of the nearby castle of Paderne. The building underwent significant alterations in the 18th and 19th centuries[5]. The church has a number of Manueline features combined with details in the Renaissance style, especially on the capitals and the triumphal arch. Inside the church can be found wooden sculptures dating from the 17th and 18th Centuries. The 18th century statue of the archangel São Miguel (Saint Michael). The most noteworthy features in the church are the altarpieces in the chancel and the capele do Santíssimo (Chapel of the most Holy), both in the Baroque style. There are three naves in the church[6].
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