Silves Cathedral
The Silves Cathedral is a former cathedral in the city of Silves, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. A mosque, built during the Moorish rule of the Iberian Peninsula, was originally located in its current place, and was later mostly restructured and converted into a Catholic cathedral after the Reconquista.
- Roman Catholic church
- …lies at an elevation of 40 metres (131 feet)
- Description: cathedral and former mosque in the city of Silves, Portugal
- Also known as“Sé Catedral de Silves”“Sé de Silves”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves and Muralhas e Porta da Almedina de Silves.
Muralhas e Porta da Almedina de Silves
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Muralhas e Porta da Almedina de Silves is situated 160 metres southwest of Silves Cathedral.
Pelourinho de Silves
Pelourinho de Silves is situated 170 metres southwest of Silves Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Estômbar and Porches.
Silves Cathedral
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Latitude
37.19002° or 37° 11′ 24″ north
Longitude
-8.43854° or 8° 26′ 19″ west
Open location code
8C9H5HR6+2H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedral
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Silves Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Seu de Silves”
- Chinese: “錫爾維什主教座堂”
- Chinese: “锡尔维什主教座堂”
- Dutch: “Silves Cathedral”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائية سيلفيس”
- French: “cathédrale de Silves”
- French: “Cathédrale de Silves”
- German: “Kathedrale von Silves”
- German: “Sé Catedral de Silves”
- German: “Sé de Silves”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Silves”
- Italian: “cattedrale di Silves”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Silves”
- Japanese: “シルヴェス大聖堂”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de Silves”
- Portuguese: “Sé Catedral de Silves”
- Portuguese: “Sé de Silves”
- Spanish: “antigua catedral de Silves”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Silves”
- Turkish: “Silves Katedrali”
- Ukrainian: “Собор Сілвеша”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cerro de São Miguel and Roma.
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