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Photo: Piet Bron. Date: 15 November 2019.

Photo: Piet Bron

Braga, Portugal (Braga) - Basílica dos Congregados
Municipal: Braga
Address: Avenida Central 98, 4710-229, Braga
Website: http://www.arquidiocese-braga.pt/congregados/

Description nr.: 2064693.

Built by: Francisco António Solha (ca. 1717)

Year	Builder	Opus	Activity
ca. 1717	Francisco António Solha		new organ
1900	Augusto Joaquim Claro		rebuild
1994	António Simões		restoration

The baroque church of the Congregados in Braga was built from 1703 after a design by André Soares. The facade was erected between 1761 and 1766 by Paulo Vidal. One of the two towers was only completed in 1964. The organ was built around 1717 by Francisco Antonio Solha.
In 1900, the organ was rebuilt by Augusto Joaquim Claro, who constructed a new pneumatic action. In 1995 António Simões restored the organ. The action from 1900 was electrified by him.

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- Manual	7
Total number of stops	7
Key action	Electropneumatic
Stop action	Electropneumatic
Windchest(s)	Slider chests

Specification
Manual: Principal 8' (B/D), Bordão 8' (B/D), Principal 4' (B/D), Flauta Doce 4' (Bass), Flauta Octaviante 4' (Discant), Quintena 2' (B/D), Cheio 3x (B/D), Clarim 4' (Bass), Trombeta 8' (Discant).
Accessories: Tremolo, Tutti.

Literature	Braga (PT) : Igreja dos Congregados. - In: Calender Organa Europæ 2018, Strasbourg : Editions Oberlin, 2017.
Links	https://orguesfrance.com/BragaCongregados.html

Photo: Piet Bron