The Church of S. Domingos, which survives from the old convent of Santa Cruz founded by the Dominican Friar Bartolomeu dos Mártires, the Holy Archbishop, famous for his participation in the Council of Trent, is a 16th century temple, built between 1566 and 1576, under design by the Dominican Friar Julião Romero, the same one who designed the church of S. Gonçalo de Amarante. Inside, you can admire several altars of beautiful gilded carving, with emphasis on the grandiose altarpiece in the north arm of the transept, in “fat carving”, carved by the Braga master José Álvares de Araújo, based on the design commissioned by the Confraria do Rosário, in 1760, to the master André Soares and who received the classification of “masterpiece of rocaille style in all of Europe” from the prestigious expert Robert Smith.

The Igreja de São Domingos or Igreja de Santa Cruz belonged to the former Convent of Santa Cruz, founded by the Dominican Friar Bartolomeu dos Mártires, the Holy Archbishop, who became famous for his participation in the Council of Trent.
It is a 16th century temple, built between 1566 and 1576, according to the layout of the Dominican Friar Julião Romero, the same author of the Church of São Gonçalo de Amarante.
Inside, you can admire several altars of beautiful gilded carving, with emphasis on the grandiose altarpiece in the north arm of the transept, in “fat carving”, by the Braga master José Álvares de Araújo, based on the design commissioned from the master André Soares by the Rosário confraternity, in 1760. It was considered a “masterpiece of rocaille style throughout Europe” by North American researcher Robert Smith, a specialist in Portuguese carving in the 1970s.

Sources: https://www.cm-viana-castelo.pt/visitar/turismo-e-lazer/o-que-fazer/percursos-culturais/ ; https://www.visitportugal.com/pt-pt/content/igreja-e-convento-de-sao-domingos