Fountain in Provesende I

The Baroque fountain of the town of Provesende was built in 1755, confirmed by the date it bears on the plaque of its backrest. It was designed by the architect, João Lourenço de Matos, possibly commissioned by the Bishop of Braga, D. José de Bragança (1741-1756), seeing as Provesende was under the tutelage of the Braga See since 1142. The centrality and quality of the Fountain of Provesende (although it was repositioned and heightened when the town was renovated this century) reveals its importance during the early modern period.