The Church of Santa Cristina is located next to the Cloister of the Convento dos Franciscanos de Varatojo, current building of the City Hall. The old church of Santa Cristina was destroyed by General Loison's troops, during the Second French Invasion, in 1809, leaving only the tower that is visible from the Paseo Alto.
Mesão Frio
Mesão Frio
The parishioners of Santa Cristina, as soon as the Franciscan friars of the convent left, on May 28, 1834, appropriated the church of Nossa Senhora da Piedade, annexed to the convent, converting it into the new parish church, which they started to denominate Church of Santa Cristina. Source: https://www.cm-mesaofrio.pt/