Lisbon Cathedral

The Cathedral of Saint Mary Major, often called Lisbon Cathedral or simply the Sé, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in , Portugal. It is the oldest church in the city, built in 1147.
  • Type: Church
  • Description: Roman Catholic Cathedral located in Lisbon, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Cathedral Sé Patriarcal”, “Igreja de Santa Maria Maior”, “Igreja Paroquial da Sé Patriarcal”, “katedrala v Lizboni”, “Kathedrale Se Patriarcal”, “Kathedrale Sé Patriarcal”, “Lisabonos Sostas”, “Lisabonos Švč. Marijos Didžiosios metropolinė katedra”, “lizbonska katedrala”, “Patriarchal Cathedral of St. Mary Major”, “Santa Maria Maior de Lisbonne”, “Santaa Maria Maior de Lisboa”, “Sé Catedral de Lisboa”, “Sé de Lisbonne”, and “stolnica v Lizboni”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Casa dos Bicos and Praça do Comércio.

Public building
The is a historical house in the civil parish of Santa Maria Maior, in the municipality of . The house, built in the early 16th century in the neighbourhood, has a curious façade of spikes, influenced by Italian Renaissance palaces and Portuguese Manueline styles.

Square
The , more commonly known in Portuguese as Terreiro do Paço (, is a large, harbour-facing plaza in 's capital, , and is one of the largest in Portugal, with an area of 175 by 175 m, that is, 30,600 m2. is situated 380 metres southwest of Lisbon Cathedral.

Church
Photo: SchiDD, CC BY 3.0.
The is a Roman Catholic church located in , . It is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Lisbon. According to tradition, the church was built on the site where the saint was born, in 1195.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madalena and Baixa.

Village
is a former civil parish in the city and municipality of , Portugal. It has a total area of 0.11 km2 and total population of 380 inhabitants; density: 3,423 inhabitants/km2.

is a district in , . The has many squares and monuments, offering numerous photo opportunities. The area suffered devastating destruction in the Great Earthquake on All Saints' Day, 1 November 1755.

The is the oldest neighborhood of , spreading on the slope between the and the Tagus river. The district includes the freguesias of São Miguel, Santo Estêvão, São Vicente de Fora and part of the two streets, "Freguesia da Sé: Rua do Barão" and "Rua São João da Praça".

Lisbon Cathedral

Latitude
38.7097° or 38° 42′ 35″ north
Longitude
-9.13306° or 9° 7′ 59″ west
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
8CCGPV58+VQ
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Lisbon Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية لشبونة”
  • Basque: “Lisboako katedrala”
  • Belarusian: “Лісабонскі сабор”
  • Catalan: “Seu de Lisboa”
  • Chinese: “里斯本主教座堂”
  • Croatian: “Lisabonska katedrala”
  • Czech: “Lisabonská katedrála”
  • Danish: “Katedralen i Lissabon”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Lissabon”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه لشبونه”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Lisbono”
  • Finnish: “Lissabonin tuomiokirkko”
  • French: “Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure de Lisbonne”
  • French: “cathédrale Santa Maria Maior de Lisbonne”
  • French: “Cathédrale Santa Maria Maior de Lisbonne”
  • French: “Sé Patriarcal de Lisboa”
  • Galician: “Catedral de Lisboa”
  • German: “Catedral Sé Patriarcal”
  • German: “Kathedrale von Lissabon”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός της Λισαβόνας”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός της Λισαβόνας”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת ליסבון”
  • Hungarian: “Lisszaboni székesegyház”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Lisboa”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Lisbona”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Lisbona”
  • Japanese: “リスボン大聖堂”
  • Korean: “리스본 대성당”
  • Latvian: “Lisabonas katedrāle”
  • Lithuanian: “Lisabonos katedra”
  • Macedonian: “Лисабонска катедрала”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Katedralen i Lisboa”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع لیسبون”
  • Polish: “Katedra Sé w Lizbonie”
  • Portuguese: “Santa Maria Maior de Lisboa”
  • Portuguese: “Sé de Lisboa”
  • Russian: “Лиссабонский собор”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Lisabonska katedrala”
  • Slovenian: “lizbonska stolnica”
  • Slovenian: “Lizbonska stolnica”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Lisboa”
  • Swedish: “Katedralen i Lissabon”
  • Turkish: “Lizbon Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Лісабонський собор”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Pombaline Downtown and Pombaline Lower Town.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Smile Hostel and Baixa Deluxe - 1 Br Apartment - Rpe 1684.

Lisbon: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Bairro Alto and Alfama.

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