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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora da ColaSanctuary of Nossa Senhora da ColaThis Sanctuary in Ourique celebrates the birth of Our Lady and enjoys major popular devotion in the Alentejo. Every year, during the month of May, there are various religious festivities with no fixed date. The (...)
Telephone: 28652435
Fax: 28662468
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoSanctuary of Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoNossa Senhora da Conceição, the patron saint of the town and municipality of Ferreira do Alentejo, is venerated in this Church-Sanctuary, which has a small stone statue which according to tradition, was (...)
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora da Conceição - Vila ViçosaThe altar of the Patroness of Portugal.The Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Conception, in Vila Viçosa, is also known as the Solar of the Patron because it preserves the image that in 1646 was declared Patroness of Portugal, and is considered one of the (...)
Telephone: +351 268 980 399
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora da EncarnaçãoSanctuary of Nossa Senhora da Encarnação A Carmelite sanctuary. The interior has a single nave covered by a painted arched roof, and includes seventeenth century polychrome azulejo tiles and a set of mid seventeenth century paintings. The building (...)
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora da GraçaA very important Carmelite sanctuary, especially for inhabitants of Santiago do Cacém and of Santo André. The sanctuary serves as a place of meditation and other spiritual activities. The interior includes a statue of Nossa Senhora da Graça and (...)
Telephone: 26971218
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora da LapaSanctuary of Nossa Senhora da Lapa A Carmelite sanctuary, founded in 1756 on the orders of the archbishop of Évora, D. Frei Miguel de Távora. The sanctuary was designed by the architect, José Francisco de Abreu, and is a fine example of Barroque (...)
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora da NazaréMarian Devotion in the 8th century.The image of Our Lady of Nazareth is that of a black virgin. Carved in wood, it was brought from Merida to this oceanic promontory in the year 711 by Friar Romano, a monk of the convent of Cauliniana, who fled the (...)
Telephone: +351 262 550 100
Fax: +351 262 550 108
E-mail: reitoriadosantuario@cnsn.pt
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora da OlivaSanctuary of Nossa Senhora da OlivaThe church is the only surviving remains of the former Dominican Convent founded in 1633.The decorated carved panel of the High Altar is in worship of St John, and dates from the 1730s. The walls of the main chapel (...)
Telephone: +351 232 981 146
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora da PenhaSanctuary of Nossa Senhora da PenhaThe Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora da Penha, the patron saint of the city of Grândola, is a 17th century building with a very simple exterior but highly interesting 18th-century azulejo panels inside.The festivities of (...)
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora da PiedadeSanctuary of Nossa Senhora da PiedadeCarmelite Sanctuary which includes a set of monuments featuring images of the Way of the Cross, sculpted in large dimensions along the route leading to the church. The sanctuary includes a golden engraved altar, (...)
Telephone: 259686123