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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
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora da PiedadeSanctuary of Nossa Senhora da PiedadeCarmelite sanctuary located on a hill overlooking a castle. The sanctuary includes three chapels: Our Lady of Pity, Saint John and Our Lady of Agony. The sanctuary includes fifteenth century painted limestone (...)
Telephone: +351 239 991 338
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora da PiedadeSanctuary of Nossa Senhora da PiedadeNossa Senhora da Piedade is the patron saint of the municipality of Odemira, who enjoys major popular devotion in the region. The annual pilgrimage is held on September 7 and 8 and is one of the most important (...)
Telephone: 28322123
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora da Piedade - LouléThe largest Marian sanctuary in the Algarve.According to the Visits of the Military Order of Santiago of 1565, the Hermitage of Our Lady of Mercy of Loulé was built in 1553. The spot chosen was immediately next to the urban centre, on top of a hill, (...)
Telephone: +351 919 105 910
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora da SaúdeSanctuary of Nossa Senhora da SaúdeAt the end of the second world war, the Catholic Action movement made an effort to increase Christian worship amongst workers and farmers. A priest, had a strong affinity with Póvoa, organized a pilgrimage from (...)
Telephone: +351 252 682 148
