Igreja de São Julião (Setúbal)

It is known that, at the end of the 15th century, the church was connected to the Palace of Jorge de Lencastre, Master of the Order of Santiago and Duke of Aveiro.

[1] Between 1513 and 1520 the medieval church was rebuilt by order of King Manuel I with the help of the local population and the Master of Santiago.

In 1531 a strong earthquake struck Setúbal and the Church of São Julião was damaged; the building was considerably modified in Mannerist style and reinaugurated in 1570.

More notable is the decorated lateral portal, a nice Manueline work with twisted columns imitating ropes, vegetal motifs and trilobed arches.

The side walls are decorated with 18th-century blue-and-white azulejos (ceramic tiles), depicting scenes from the life of Julian and Basilissa.