Coimbra District
Coimbra
Sé Nova, Santa Cruz, Almedina e São Bartolomeu

Monastery of the Holy Cross

The Monastery of the Holy Cross, also known as the Church of the Holy Cross, is a National Monument in , . Because the first two kings of Portugal are buried in the church it was granted the status of National Pantheon.
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Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: building or structure in Coimbra, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Café Santa Cruz”, “Igreja de Santa Cruz”, “Igreja de São João das Donas”, “Igreja de São João de Santa Cruz”, “Monastery of Santa Cruz”, “Mosteiro de Santa Cruz”, “Mosteiro de Santa Cruz ou Mosteiro de Santa Cruz de Coimbra e túmulos de Afonso I de Portugal”, “Mosteiro de São João das Donas”, and “Santa Cruz Monastery”
  • Address: Coimbra

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Câmara Municipal de Coimbra and Igreja de São João das Donas.

Town hall
Photo: Mister No, CC BY 3.0.
is a town hall.

Café
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is a café.

Church
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The is a Romanesque Roman Catholic building in . Construction of the Sé Velha began some time after the Battle of Ourique, when Prince Afonso Henriques declared himself King of Portugal and chose as capital. is situated 280 metres southeast of Monastery of the Holy Cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sé Nova and Cruzeiros de Celas.

Neighborhood
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is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. In 2013, it merged into the new parish Coimbra. Notable landmarks included the and .

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. It was also known as São Francisco or São Francisco da Ponte after its foundation in 1855.

Monastery of the Holy Cross

Latitude
40.21093° or 40° 12′ 39″ north
Longitude
-8.42874° or 8° 25′ 43″ west
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
8CGH6H6C+9G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 204192080
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Geo­Names ID
11819410
Wiki­data ID
Q2499524
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Monastery of the Holy Cross”. Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.