Our Lady of the Conception Church and Convent

Historical and cultural context

Former women's retreat of 16th century origin, with paintings, polychrome, carvings and Portuguese stone elements. Meu Recife places the site within the editorial thread “Olinda · convents · orders”. This reading first establishes the documented cultural role, then keeps it separate from mutable hours, admission and exhibition programming.

What to notice on site

Begin with these source-grounded themes: paintings and gallery organisation; carving, altarpieces and altars. They are not a generic attraction checklist, but prompts derived from this specific profile's evidence. Notice how worship, artistic language and urban history share the same space, while respecting services and any restricted areas.

Relationship with the city and district

Our Lady of the Conception Church and Convent is in Carmo, Olinda. The atlas connects it to the “Olinda · convents · orders” circuit, grouping places by theme and geography without inventing a single chronology. Treat the approach, nearby streets and shifts in urban scale as part of the visit: they explain how the place belongs to this part of the city.

Verified facts

Every fact below is linked to this profile’s source codes.

Location

Carmo · Olinda

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Listed address

Rua Bispo Coutinho, Largo da Misericórdia

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Documented focus

Former women's retreat of 16th century origin, with paintings, polychrome, carvings and Portuguese stone elements.

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Evidence basis

Identity, location and cultural relevance are supported by primary evidence.

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Original Meu Recife editorial copy based only on this profile's source codes. It does not reproduce third-party text in full or turn a community-guide opinion into fact.

Before visiting

Reference address

Rua Bispo Coutinho, Largo da Misericórdia, Carmo, Olinda — PE

Religious heritage

30–60 min

What can change

Hours, tickets, accessibility and temporary closures can change. Confirm with the official source before visiting.

Getting there

Coordinates cross-checked against multiple mapping sources

Reference address

Rua Bispo Coutinho, Largo da Misericórdia

District and city

Carmo · Olinda, PE

Verified coordinates

-8.011761, -34.851504