Nossa Senhora do Carmo

{{Short description|Church in Luanda, Angola}}

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Igreja e Convento de Nossa Senhora do Carmo (Church and Convent of Our Lady of Mount Carmel), also Igreja do Carmo or Carmo's Church, is a church and convent complex in Luanda, Angola. Thanks to its good condition, the church is considered to be one of the country's most important religious monuments.{{cite web|url=http://www.monumentos.pt/Site/APP_PagesUser/SIPA.aspx?id=24268|title=Convento de Nossa Senhora do Carmo|publisher=SIPA|accessdate=29 May 2015 |language=Portuguese}}

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Under the patronage of Queen Luisa de Guzmán, the church was completed in 1689. It was built by the Carmelites who arrived in Luanda in 1659. The simple structure has a plain facade surmounted by a triangular gable.{{cite web|url=http://noticias.sapo.ao/info/artigo/1048620.html|title=

As três igrejas mais antigas de Luanda|publisher=SapoNotícias|accessdate=29 May 2015 |language=Portuguese}} The building had seriously decayed by 1828 but was restored by Dominican priests.{{cite web|url=http://www.welcometoangola.co.ao/_churches_in_angola|title=Churches in Angola|publisher=Welcome to Angola|accessdate=29 May 2015|language=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529201150/http://www.welcometoangola.co.ao/_churches_in_angola|archive-date=29 May 2015|url-status=dead}} The interior is decorated with carved altars, gilded sculptures, frescos and Lisbon tilework.{{cite web|url=http://www.ecodesenvolvimento.org/noticias/7-maravilhas-de-origem-portuguesa-no-mundo-2013-1/popup_impressao|title=7 Maravilhas de Origem Portuguesa no Mundo ? Candidatos da África|publisher=EcoD|accessdate=29 May 2015|language=Portuguese}}