Torre da Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Purificação - Sacavém, Portugal
Posted by: manchanegra
N 38° 47.820 W 009° 06.324
29S E 490847 N 4294255
Bell tower of the Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Purificação in Sacavem, Portugal.
Waymark Code: WMD366
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 11/12/2011
Views: 9
nitially founded as a convent Church for the Convent of Our Lady of Conception and Martyrs in Sacavem in 1596.
In 1863 the Patriarch Cardinal of Lisbon made the Convent church, Church of Sacavem.
The church had seriuos conservation works in 1885.
The tower is toped with a dome-shaped hexagonal pyramid, surrounded by smaller pinnacles and holds up t 4 bells.
Address of Tower: praça da Républica Sacavém, Portugl 2685
Still Operational: yes
Number of bells in tower?: 3
Relevant website?: [Web Link]
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Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Unknown
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