Igreja de São Cristóvão de Rio Mau

This is a monastery church with a simple Romanesque construction, consisting of a nave with a timber roof and a rectangular apse.

This small church is all that remains from an ancient monastery, founded in the 11th century, and belonging to the Canons Regular of St. Augustine.

The portals show the Romanesque influence of the Portuguese Benedictines, typical of Northern Portugal.

The tympanum of the north portal shows a dragon and a griffin, a likely representation of the struggle between Jesus and the devil.

In the center stands a bishop in a blessing attitude (probably St. Augustine), flanked by two young deacons and two small figures, a bird with a sun and a mermaid holding a moon, symbols also associated with St.