Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves
Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves is a church in Silves, Faro District. Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves is situated nearby to the church Silves Cathedral, as well as near the town hall Câmara Municipal de Silves.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Silves, Faro District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Igreja da Misericordia” and “Igreja da Misericórdia”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Silves Cathedral and Pelourinho de Silves.
Silves Cathedral
Church
Photo: Husond, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Pelourinho de Silves
Photo: Lusitana, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pelourinho de Silves is situated 160 metres south of Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves.
Câmara Municipal de Silves
Town hall
Photo: Peter Broster, CC BY 2.0.
Câmara Municipal de Silves is a town hall, which is situated 150 metres southwest of Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Estômbar and Porches.
Estômbar
Town
Estômbar is a town in the civil parish of Estômbar e Parchal, in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,985, in an area of 24.21 km2. Estômbar is situated 6 km southwest of Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves.
Porches
Town
Porches is a civil parish/freguesia in the municipality of Lagoa in Portugal, about 10 km east of the city of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 2,011, in an area of 15.64 km2. It was elevated to the status of a town on July 12, 2001. Porches is situated 8 km southeast of Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves.
Parchal
Town
Photo: Pacanherros, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parchal is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Estômbar e Parchal. The population in 2011 was 4,019, in an area of 3.86 km2. Parchal is situated 9 km southwest of Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves.
Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves
- Categories: cultural heritage, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.19009° or 37° 11′ 24″ northLongitude
-8.43899° or 8° 26′ 20″ westElevation
43 metres (141 feet)Open location code
8C9H5HR6+2COpenStreetMap ID
way 717282325OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicGeoNames ID
11750430Wikidata ID
Q21169941
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In Other Languages
“Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves”
- Portuguese: “Igreja da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Silves”
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