The Church of Our Lady of the Conception of the Military (Portuguese: Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição dos Militares) is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
[1][2][3] The Recife Infantry Regiment (Terço da Vila de Santo Antônio do Recife), which included officers, sergeants and squares of the Corps of Execution and Cavalry, organized a Brotherhood of Our Lady of the Conception of the Military in the early 18th century.
Under the command of João Lobo de Lacerda they requested permission to construct a church dedicated to Our Lady of the Conception on March 19, 1725.
It features a simple, severe façade, in contrast to its richly decorated interior.
It consists of a crossed arch with two side altars as typical of the period of King João V. The ceiling of the nave is a style associated with Nicolau Nasoni and André Soares, a sculptor, of northern Portugal.