Pontifical Basilica of the Holy Cross
Pontifical Basilica of the Holy Cross is a church in El Escorial, Madrid, Community of Madrid and has an elevation of 1,261 metres. Pontifical Basilica of the Holy Cross is situated nearby to the peak Cerro de la Carrasqueta, as well as near Mount Abantos.Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Benjamín Núñez González, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: minor basilica in Spain
- Also known as: “Basilica de la Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caidos”, “Basilica of the Holy Cross”, “Basilica of Valle de los Caídos”, and “Basílica Pontificia de Santa Cruz”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cerro de la Carrasqueta and Mount Abantos.
Mount Abantos
Peak
Mount Abantos is a mountain in the Sierra de Guadarrama range in the Sistema Central of Spain, a chain that runs from east to west. For the most part, the mountain is located in the municipality of San Lorenzo de El Escorial in the Community of Madrid, with part of its west side in the province of Ávila. Mount Abantos is situated 3 km south of Pontifical Basilica of the Holy Cross.
Ice house
Building
Photo: Codyhof, CC BY-SA 4.0.
An ice house or icehouse is a building used to store ice throughout the year, commonly used prior to the invention of the refrigerator. Some were underground chambers, usually man-made, located near natural sources of winter ice, such as freshwater lakes, but many were buildings with various types of insulation. Ice house is situated 2½ km south of Pontifical Basilica of the Holy Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peguerinos and El Escorial.
Peguerinos
Village
Photo: Totemkin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peguerinos is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. Peguerinos is situated 7 km west of Pontifical Basilica of the Holy Cross.
El Escorial
Town
Photo: Rodelar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
El Escorial is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Madrid, located 45 km northwest of the Spanish capital Madrid. It belongs to the comarca of Cuenca del Guadarrama. El Escorial is situated 7 km south of Pontifical Basilica of the Holy Cross.
Guadarrama Pass
Locality
Photo: Miguel303xm, CC BY 3.0.
The Guadarrama Pass, also known as Alto del León, is a mountain pass in Spain. It is located in the Sierra de Guadarrama, part of the Sistema Central system of ranges. Guadarrama Pass is situated 8 km north of Pontifical Basilica of the Holy Cross.
Pontifical Basilica of the Holy Cross
- Categories: minor basilica, mausoleum, abbey church, cave church, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: El Escorial, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.64182° or 40° 38′ 31″ northLongitude
-4.15414° or 4° 9′ 15″ westElevation
1,261 metres (4,137 feet)Open location code
8CGQJRRW+P8OpenStreetMap ID
way 427404869OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Pontifical Basilica of the Holy Cross” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة الصليب المقدس البابوية”
- Aragonese: “Basílica de la Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos”
- Aragonese: “Basílica Pontificia de la Santa Cruz”
- Basque: “Gurutze Santuaren basilika pontifikala”
- Belarusian: “базыліка Сьвятога Крыжа”
- Belarusian: “Папская базыліка Сьвятога Крыжа”
- Catalan: “Basílica Pontifícia de la Santa Creu”
- Cebuano: “Pontifical Basilica sa Holy Cross”
- Danish: “Basilika af det hellige kors”
- Dutch: “Pauselijke basiliek van het Heilige Kruis”
- French: “basilique de la Sainte-Croix de la vallée de los Caídos”
- French: “Basilique de la Sainte-Croix de la vallée de los Caídos”
- French: “basilique pontificale de la Sainte-Croix”
- Galician: “Basílica pontificia da Santa Cruz”
- German: “Päpstliche Basilika des Heiligen Kreuzes”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Salib Kudus, Valle de los Caídos”
- Italian: “basilica pontificia della Santa Croce”
- Latin: “Pontificalis basilica Sanctae Crucis”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Basílica Pontificia de la Santa Cruz”
- Polish: “Papieska Bazylika Świętego Krzyża”
- Portuguese: “Basílica Pontifícia da Santa Cruz”
- Russian: “базилика Святого Креста”
- Spanish: “Basílica de la Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos”
- Spanish: “Basílica de la Santa Cruz”
- Spanish: “Basílica de Santa Cruz”
- Spanish: “Basílica del Valle de los Caídos”
- Spanish: “basílica del Valle”
- Spanish: “Basílica Pontificia de la Santa Cruz”
- Spanish: “Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos”
- Spanish: “Santa Cruz del Valle”
- Spanish: “Valle de los Caídos”
- Swedish: “Heliga Korsets pontifika basilikan”
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