Faro Cathedral
Faro Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Faro, Portugal. The cathedral was consecrated in the name of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the late 13th century by the Archbishop of Braga.- Opening hours:
Monday—Friday: 10:00 AM—6:30 PM
Saturday: 9:30 AM—1:00 PM - Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: Roman Catholic cathedral in Faro, Portugal
- Also known as: “Cathedral of Faro”, “Igreja da Sé”, and “Igreja de Santa Maria”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Câmara Municipal de Faro and Museu Municipal de Faro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pechão and Olhão.
Pechão
Village
Pechão is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Olhão. The population in 2011 was 3,601, in an area of 19.79 km². Pechão is situated 7 km northeast of Faro Cathedral.
Olhão
Olhão is a fishing port in the Algarve. Olhão is a major port and the largest fishing port in the Algarve. It is full of character with Moorish-style houses, an influence from the commercial links with Africa.Faro Cathedral
- Categories: cathedral, cultural heritage, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: União das freguesias de Faro (Sé e São Pedro), Faro, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.01334° or 37° 0′ 48″ north
Longitude
-7.93466° or 7° 56′ 5″ west
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8C9J2378+84
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedral
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Faro Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Faroko katedrala”
- Catalan: “Seu de Faro”
- Chinese: “法魯主教座堂”
- Dutch: “Cathedral of Faro”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه فارو”
- French: “cathédrale de Faro”
- French: “Cathédrale de Faro”
- German: “Kathedrale von Faro”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Faro”
- Italian: “cattedrale di Faro”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Faro”
- Japanese: “ファロ大聖堂”
- Portuguese: “Sé Catedral de Faro”
- Portuguese: “Sé de Faro”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Faro”
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Nearby Places
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