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Church Attractions In Portugal

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Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country located mostly on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost sovereign state of mainland Europe. It is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain. Its territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, both autonomous regions with their own regional governments. Portugal is the oldest state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. The Pre-Celts, Celts, Carthaginians and Romans were foll...
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  • 2. Clerigos Tower Porto
    The Clérigos Church is a Baroque church in the city of Porto, in Portugal. Its tall bell tower, the Torre dos Clérigos, can be seen from various points of the city and is one of its most characteristic symbols.
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  • 4. Catedral de Portalegre Portalegre
    The Sé de Portalegre, also known as the Cathedral of Portalegre is a cathedral in Portalegre, Portugal. It is classified as a national monument. Construction started in 1556 and ended in the early 17th century.
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  • 6. Igreja da Graca Santarem
    Igreja da Graça is a church in Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.
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  • 7. Se Cathedral Angra Do Heroismo
    The Cathedral of Angra do Heroísmo is a Portuguese 16th-century cathedral located in the civil parish of Sé, in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on the island of Terceira in the archipelago of the Azores.
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  • 8. Basilica da Santissima Trindade Fatima
    The Basilica of the Holy Trinity is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica in the Sanctuary of Fátima in Cova da Iria, in the civil parish of Fátima, in the municipality of Ourém in Portugal. In 2009 it received the Outstanding Structure Award by the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering. IABSE awards the most remarkable, innovative, creative or otherwise stimulating structure completed within the last few years.
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  • 10. Matriz Church Vila Do Conde
    Igreja Matriz de Vila do Conde is a church in Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.
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  • 11. Se-Catedral da Guarda Guarda
    The Cathedral of Guarda is a Catholic church located in the northeastern city of Guarda, Portugal. Its construction took from 1390 until the mid 16th century, combining Gothic and Manueline architectural styles.
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  • 12. Cathedral of Santa Maria de Braga Braga
    This is the list of cathedrals in Portugal sorted by denomination.
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  • 13. Igreja de Sao Pedro de Rates Povoa De Varzim
    The Monastery of Rates was a Benedictine monastery located in the parish of Rates in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim, in Portugal. The part of the monastery that has survived to this day is the bell-tower and, most importantly, the Church dedicated to St Peter of Rates , mostly known as Romanesque Church of Rates , which is a national monument since 1910. Reconstruction of the church began at the turn of the 11th to the 12th century, turning it into one of the oldest extant Romanesque churches in Portugal. The medieval period of the monastery of Rates was one of the most important in the Romanesque art in Portugal, by the relations it established with the governing powers, the relevance of its architecture and sculptures with diverse influences make this temple a case study that is re...
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  • 14. Sao Goncalo Church Amarante
    Blessed Gonçalo de Amarante was a Portuguese Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Order of Preachers. He became a Dominican friar and hermit after his return from a long pilgrimage that took him to both Rome and to Jerusalem. He became noted as a wonderworker who made miracles occur and he was known for his solitude and silence in reflection in order to better achieve communication with God.His beatification received approval in late 1561 under Pope Pius IV.
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  • 15. Miranda do Douro Cathedral Miranda Do Douro
    The Mirandese language is another glossonym for Asturleonese that is sparsely spoken in a small area of northeastern Portugal in the municipalities of Miranda do Douro, Mogadouro and Vimioso. The Assembly of the Republic granted it official recognition alongside Portuguese for local matters on 17 September 1998 with the law 7/99 of 29 January 1999. Mirandese has a distinct phonology, morphology and syntax. It has its roots in the local Vulgar Latin spoken in the northern Iberian Peninsula. Mirandese is a descendant of the Astur-Leonese variety spoken in the Kingdom of León and has both archaisms and innovations that differentiate it from the modern varieties of Astur-Leonese spoken in Spain. In recognition of these differences, and due to its political isolation from the rest of the Astur...
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