Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Anunciação - Mértola, Portugal
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Torgut
N 37° 38.297 W 007° 39.815
29S E 617910 N 4166522
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Anunciação is located in an extremely interesting village: Mértola.
Waymark Code: WMF9TA
Location: Beja, Portugal
Date Posted: 09/16/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team
Views: 3

Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Anunciação is also known as Igreja Matriz de Mértola and has a significant importance: it's the only medieval mosque still standing in the whole country. Built as such in the 12th Century, was converted to Catholic Church one century later, when the Christians took over the Muslims in Mértola.

The last works on the church, which established what you will see now, took place in the 16th Century. It was classified as National Heritage in 1910.
Type of Church: Church

Status of Building: Actively in use for worship

Diocese: Beja

Address/Location:
Igreja Matriz
Mértola, Portugal


Relvant Web Site: [Web Link]

Date of organization: Not listed

Date of building construction: Not listed

Dominant Architectural Style: Not listed

Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed

Archdiocese: Not listed

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