Capela dos Ossos

The Capela dos Ossos (English: Chapel of Bones) is one of the best-known monuments in Évora, Portugal. It is a small interior chapel located next to the entrance of the Church of St. Francis. The Chapel gets its name because the interior walls are covered and decorated with human skulls and bones.

This article is about the chapel in Évora, Portugal. For the crypt in Faro, see Capela dos Ossos (Faro). For the crypt in Valletta, Malta, see Nibbia Chapel.
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