The Capela de São Frutuoso de Montélios is a pre-Romanesque chapel built in the 7th century by the Visigoths with influences from the Greek Cross. The name “Montélios” means a small hill (“monte pequeno”).
The chapel has undergone several renovations over the centuries, but one of the most significant changes occurred in 1523 when it was incorporated into the convent of São Francisco. Ernest Korrodi, a renowned architect, is one of the main reasons the chapel underwent repairs. However, his notations were not actually carried out until the twentieth century.
This is a structure that became a National Monument in Portugal in 1944.