The Parish Church of Our Lady of Purification (Portuguese: Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Purificação) is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church located in Santo Amaro, Bahia, Brazil.
The church is dedicated to Blessed Virgin Mary and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia.
It was a simple church of mud and straw construction built by the Franciscans in the 17th century; its first mass is dated to October 18, 1700, the celebration day of Saint Lucas.
A inspection of the church in 1730 revealed that the roof, ceilings, carvings, and altarpiece were in poor condition.
[1] The Parish Church of Our Lady of Purification is located at the north-western end of the Praça da Purificação, a public square.
It sits a block above the Subaé River opposite the Town Hall of Santo Amaro.
The portals are in lioz limestone imported from Portugal in the style of a triumphal arch, similar to that found in the parish church in Maragogipe.
The belfries have pyramid pediments covered by blue and white azulejos, a feature found in other churches in Salvador and the Recôncavo region.
The bell tower pediments are surrounded by four ceramic flame urns, also with blue tiles.
One arch at the front left of the nave provides access to the sacristy, and that of the right to the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament.