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MonumentsIgreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira - GuimarãesA place of Marian worship since the 10th century. The beginnings of the Insigne e Real Colegiada de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira date back to the monastery dedicated to the Saviour of the World, the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Holy Apostles, which (...)
Telephone: +351 253 416 144 / 253 421 200
E-mail: senhoradaoliveira@arquidiocese-braga.pt
Website: http://www.arquidiocese-braga.pt/senhoradaoliveira/
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MonumentsIgreja de Nossa Senhora da Piedade - SantarémThe church dedicated to Our Lady of Mercy was built between 1664 and 1677 to commemorate the Battle of Ameixial, between Portugal and Spain (an historic episode in the War for the Restoration of the Portuguese monarchy). The building of the church (...)
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MonumentsIgreja de Nossa Senhora das Graças - BragançaAlso known as the Church of Santa Clara, dates from the 16th century and was intended to welcome daughters and granddaughters of the citizens of Bragança. The construction of this convent began in 1569 and only finished in 1697. The Renaissance (...)
Telephone: +351 273589102
E-mail: geral@culturanorte.pt
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MonumentsIgreja de Santa Clara - SantarémThe Igreja de Santa Clara is situated at one of the limits of the city of Santarém, in an area beyond the walls. It is a 13th-century church, built at the orders of D. Afonso III (1248-1279) for his daughter, D. Leonor Afonso, who took her religious (...)
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MonumentsIgreja de Santa Cruz - BragaThe Church was built on the orders of the founder of the Order of the Holy Cross Jerónimo Portilo who was later granted the title of Royal Fellow by king João VI (1816-26). Building began in 1625 but was only completed in 1737 hence the presence of (...)
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MonumentsIgreja de Santa Maria - BragançaLocated inside the walls of the Citadel of Bragança, its dated from the 14th century. It is also known as the Church of Our Lady of Sardon.Considered one of the oldest church of the city this church of Romance style was, during two centuries, (...)
Telephone: +351 273 329 182
E-mail: diocesebragancamiranda@gmail.com
Website: http://diocesebm.pt
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MonumentsIgreja de Santa Maria de Marvila - SantarémSituated in the historical centre of the city, this church belongs to one of the oldest parishes, having played an important role throughout the Middle Ages.When he conquered the city in 1147, the first king of Portugal, D. Afonso Henriques, gave (...)
Telephone: +351 243 325 552
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MonumentsIgreja de Santa Maria do Castelo - TaviraMarian worship from Gothic to Baroque.The Church of Santa Maria is a 13th century building, likely built on the site of the old mosque by the city’s conqueror, D. Paio Peres Correia, master of the Order of Santiago, who is buried in the main chapel (...)
Telephone: +351 281 326 286 / 931 327 872
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MonumentsIgreja de Santa Maria do Olival - TomarThe Igreja de Santa Maria do Olival was built at the orders of the knight Gualdim Pais in the 12th century to serve as the Pantheon for the Order of the Knights Templar. Inside the church are the Gothic tombs of Gualdim Pais, Mestre Lourenço Martins (...)
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MonumentsIgreja de Santa Maria - LagosChurch of Santa Maria - LagosBuilt in the 15th century, the church has a rectangular layout, single nave, and elevated main chapel, baptistery and high choir. Laterally, with direct communication to the nave, there is an intricately carved masonry (...)
