Church of Nossa Senhora da Estrela
Church of Nossa Senhora da Estrela is a church in Ribeira Grande (Matriz), Ribeira Grande Municipality. Church of Nossa Senhora da Estrela is situated nearby to the church Igreja da Misericórdia, as well as near the town hall Ribeira Grande City Hall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Ribeira Grande, Portugal
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ribeira Grande City Hall and Igreja da Misericórdia.
Ribeira Grande City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
The Ribeira Grande City Hall is a medieval structure constructed to house the municipal council/authority, situated in the civil parish of Matriz, municipality of Ribeira Grande, on the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Ribeira Grande City Hall is situated 160 metres southwest of Church of Nossa Senhora da Estrela.
Igreja da Misericórdia
Church
Photo: Reis Quarteu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Igreja da Misericórdia is a church, which is situated 130 metres south of Church of Nossa Senhora da Estrela.
Arquipélago
Museum
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Arquipélago is a museum, which is situated 1 km southwest of Church of Nossa Senhora da Estrela.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include São Miguel and Porto Formoso.
São Miguel
Photo: Apeto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
São Miguel is the largest and most populous island of the Azores archipelago. Portuguese for Saint Michael, the island is also known by locals as "The Green Island". Most visitors arriving in the Azores will pass through São Miguel.
Porto Formoso
Village
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Porto Formoso is a civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,265, in an area of 12.79 km2. Porto Formoso is situated 8 km east of Church of Nossa Senhora da Estrela.
Church of Nossa Senhora da Estrela
- Categories: cultural heritage, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Ribeira Grande (Matriz), Ribeira Grande Municipality, Azores, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.82352° or 37° 49′ 25″ northLongitude
-25.51894° or 25° 31′ 8″ westElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
899PRFFJ+CCOpenStreetMap ID
way 185489940OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noGeoNames ID
11810988Wikidata ID
Q10300389
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In Other Languages
“Church of Nossa Senhora da Estrela” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Igreja de nossa senhora da estrela (ribeira grande)”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de nossa senhora da estrela, matriz, ribeira grande, são miguel”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Estrela, Matriz, Ribeira Grande, São Miguel”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Estrela”
- Portuguese: “Igreja Matriz de Ribeira Grande”
- Portuguese: “Igreja Paroquial de Ribeira Grande”
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