S. Victor's Church is one of the main religious architecture monuments in Braga. In 1977 it was classified as a National Heritage monument.

It was ordered to be built in 1686 by the Archbishop of Braga, Dom Luís de Sousa and according to his will it should be "a work worthy of a prince". For this he sought the best artists to build it. Miguel de Lascoa was the designer and the stonework was handed over to the mason masters Pascoal Fernandes and Estêvão Moreira. The azulejos (ceramic tiles) work is considered to be the best and most impressive one in Braga.

Manifestations of both baroque and jesuit mannerist style appear in the façade where two inscriptions can be read. On the left side: "Dom Luís de Sousa, Archbishop and Lord of Braga, primate of Spain and of the Royal Council of Your Majesty".

 

On the right side: "This temple was built on the foundations of the ruins, which was dedicated to Saint Victor in 1686, the year of the Incarnation of the Lord".

We can also find niches holding the sculptures of two archbishops and a pediment embellished by the coat of arms of the founder archbishop and on its top the archiepiscopal cross.

Inside the church the walls are covered by approx. 11,700 blue and white azulejos . The chancel panels represent scenes of the S. Victor martyr while those of the rest of the church represent figures of other martyrs and saints from Braga. From all the panels, probably the most important one is the wall beneath the choir, where St. Paternus appears directing the 5th Toledo Counsel. Although there is no signatures on any of these tiles, there is a consensus that the author is Gabriel del Barco.