Igreja de São Bartolomeu - Vila Viçosa, Portugal
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N 38° 46.693 W 007° 25.154
29S E 637311 N 4293352
This is the main church in the historical town of Vila Viçosa, a place of rest and leisure for the kings of Portugal until the end of the monarchy in 1910.
Waymark Code: WM14E09
Location: Évora, Portugal
Date Posted: 06/21/2021
Views: 1
The church was created in 1636. It has a Latin cross shape with a single nave and several side chapels (Santa Quitéria, Santa Ana, Santíssimo Sacramento, Nossa Senhora do Rosário, Nossa Senhora de Soledade and Nossa Senhora da Saúde).
The main chapel has its walls decorated with Portuguese blue tiles and features a beautiful golden carved altarpiece. Note the sacrarium and the throne, shaped in the same material.
It's located in a central location, on the upper section of the main boulevard of the town.
Mass Services:
Sundays 11.30h.
Type of Church: Church
Status of Building: Actively in use for worship
Date of organization: 01/01/1636
Date of building construction: 01/01/1636
Diocese: Évora
Address/Location:
Igreja de São Bartolomeu
Praça da República
Vila Viçosa, Portugal
Dominant Architectural Style: Not listed
Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed
Archdiocese: Not listed
Relvant Web Site: Not listed
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