Parish Church of Nossa Senhora do Socorro (original) (raw)

The Parish Church of Nossa Senhora do Socorro (Portuguese: Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo Socorro or Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora do Socorro) is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church in Nossa Senhora do Socorro, Sergipe, Brazil. It is dedicated to is dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Help and is owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aracaju. It likely built by the Jesuits in a style typical of the Portuguese colonial period, with a Baroque-style façade with a monumental pediments and two large bell towers. The church was listed as a historic structure by National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1943. The historian José Anderson Nascimento calls it "an expressive landmark of colonial architecture in Sergipe del Rei."