Church of Saint Francis of Assisi

The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi is a in region of , in the state of , southeastern . It was designed by the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer in the organic modern style.
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  • Roman Catholic church
  • …lies at an elevation of 809 metres (2,654 feet)
  • Description: church in Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
  • Address: 3000 Avenida Otacílio Negrão de Lima, Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, 31365-450
  • Also known as
    “Capela Curial de São Francisco de Assis”
    “Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, Pampulha”
    “Igreja Sao Francisco de Assis”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include São Francisco de Assis Square and Mineirão.

Park
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is a park.

Stadium
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, officially known as Governor Magalhães Pinto… is situated 1¼ km southeast of Church of Saint Francis of Assisi.

Theme park
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is a theme park, which is situated 180 metres south of Church of Saint Francis of Assisi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pampulha and Jardim São Judas Tadeu.

Village
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is an administrative region in the city of , .

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 9 km northwest of Church of Saint Francis of Assisi.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in , Brazil. is situated 10 km southeast of Church of Saint Francis of Assisi.

Church of Saint Francis of Assisi

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Latitude
-19.85834° or 19° 51′ 30″ south
Longitude
-43.97901° or 43° 58′ 44″ west
Open location code
58GR42RC+M9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29293350
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Geo­Names ID
7303899
Wiki­data ID
Q636642

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Church of Saint Francis of Assisi” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديس فرنسيس الأسيزي (بيلو هوريزونتي)”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديس فرنسيس الأسيزي”
  • Chinese: “圣方济各堂 (贝洛奥里藏特)”
  • Chinese: “圣方济各堂”
  • Czech: “Kostel svatého Františka z Assisi”
  • Dutch: “Igreja Sao Francisco de Assis (Belo Horizonte)”
  • Dutch: “Igreja São Francisco de Assis (Belo Horizonte)”
  • Dutch: “Igreja São Francisco de Assis”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo de Sankta Francisko el Asizo”
  • French: “Église Saint-François d’Assise de Belo Horizonte”
  • French: “église São Francisco de Assis”
  • German: “Franziskuskirche”
  • German: “Igreja de São Francisco de Assis”
  • Greek: “Εκκλησία Αγίου Φραγκίσκου της Ασίζης”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Francesco d’Assisi”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Francesco d’Assisi”
  • Japanese: “サン・フランシスコ礼拝堂”
  • Lombard: “Cesa de San Francésc d’Assisi”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja da Pampulha”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de São Francisco de Assis”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja São Francisco de Assis”
  • Russian: “Церковь Сан-Франсиску”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Франциска Ассизского”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev Frančiška Asiškega, Belo Horizonte”
  • Slovenian: “cerkev sv. Frančiška Asiškega”
  • Slovenian: “cerkev svetega Frančiška Asiškega”
  • Slovenian: “frančiškanska cerkev”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Francisco de Asis”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Francisco de Asís”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís”
  • Turkish: “Assisili Francesco Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Сан-Франциско”

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