The Convent and Church of Saint Antony () is a former Franciscan church and convent in Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil. Construction on the church was likely completed in 1658. The church is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua and is constructed in the Baroque style with a Rococo frontispiece. The convent and church fell into ruin by the end of the 19th century; Archbishop Jerônimo Thomé da Silva allowed a commission to demolish and sell the contents of the 1915; it lacked the funds to demolish the church, but sold its contents to José Mariano Filho in 1916. The monumental façade of the church served as a model for Baroque churches across the Northeast Region of Brazil; it and its intricate garden remain on the site. The church and convent were listed as a historic structure by National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1941. History Pope Alexander VII (1599-1667) separated the Franciscan Province of Santo Antônio in Brazil from the Province of Santo Antônio in Portal in the mid-17th century. Frei Antonio de Santa Maria Jaboatão conceived the idea of a convent removed from the city of Salvador. Father João Batista accepted the donation of two small pieces of land from Father Pedro Garcia, owner of the Engenho Velho sugarcane plantation. Batista considered moving the order to Maragogipe, but began construction of a large-scale convent and church on the Iguape site. A novitiate was established on the site in 1654, the second in Brazil, and materials for a new structure were accumulated from the surrounding area. Construction began in 1658 and the church was consecrated in 1660; it was likely not fully completed at this point. Completion of the church likely dates to 1686, as evidenced by a marker located at the entrance of the convent with the date. Construction of the church and convent are similar to that of the Convent and Church of Saint Anthony, which was consecrated in 1650. A hospital was established at the church and convent in 1686; it was transferred to Cachoeira in 1729 and is known as the Hospital São João de Deus. There were twenty friars at the convent in 1759. The novitiate ceased in 1824, and the convent had only five residents by 1857. By 1888 the convent and church were "only serving as a lair to the nocturnal birds". The Franciscans abandoned the convent in the early 20th