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Portugal · Art & Architecture · Hard
The Capela dos Ossos (Chapel of Bones) in Évora, a macabre church interior decorated with human skulls and bones, was built by which religious order?
Answer: Franciscans — The 16th-century Capela dos Ossos was constructed by Franciscan friars who wanted to convey the transience of life, with the inscription 'Nós ossos que aqui estamos, pelos vossos esperamos'.
- A Dominicans
- B Franciscans ✓
- C Jesuits
- D Benedictines
The 16th-century Capela dos Ossos was constructed by Franciscan friars who wanted to convey the transience of life, with the inscription 'Nós ossos que aqui estamos, pelos vossos esperamos'.