Congregados Basilica
The Congregados Basilica in Portuguese, Basílica dos Congregados is a Portuguese 18th-century baroque Basilica in Braga, Portugal. The church, a project from the architect André Soares, is flanked on the top by two bell towers, one of which was finished in the 1960s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: church in Braga, Portugal
- Also known as: “Basilica dos Congregados”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Convento, Colégio e Igreja dos Congregados, também denominado «da Congregação de São Filipe Néri» and Bust of Nogueira da Silva.
Convento, Colégio e Igreja dos Congregados, também denominado «da Congregação de São Filipe Néri»
Church
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Convento, Colégio e Igreja dos Congregados, também denominado «da Congregação de São Filipe Néri» is a church.
Bust of Nogueira da Silva
Museum
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Bust of Nogueira da Silva is a museum.
Theatre Circo
Theater building
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The Theatre Circo is a 20th-century, Portuguese revivalist theatre, in the civil parish of São João do Souto, municipality of Braga. Designed by the architect João de Moura Coutinho, it was first inaugurated on 21 April 1915 with a performance of Ruggero Leoncavallo's operetta La reginetta delle rose. Theatre Circo is situated 210 metres southwest of Congregados Basilica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include São João do Souto and Sé.
São João do Souto
Suburb
Braga is a civil parish in the municipality of Braga, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes São José de São Lázaro and São João do Souto.
Sé
Suburb
Braga is a civil parish in the municipality of Braga, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Maximinos, Sé and Cividade. The population in 2011 was 14,572, in an area of 2.57 km2.
São Vicente
Suburb
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São Vicente is a Portuguese freguesia, located in the municipality of Braga. The population in 2011 was 13,236, in an area of 2.55 km². In São Vicente is located the Faculty of Philosophy part of Catholic University of Portugal, the Escola Secundária Sá de Miranda and the Colégio D.
Congregados Basilica
- Categories: basilica and religion
- Location: Braga (São José de São Lázaro e São João do Souto), Braga, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Congregados Basilica” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “康格里加多斯圣殿”
- French: “basilique des Congregados”
- French: “Basilique des Congregados”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Congregados, Braga”
- Portuguese: “Basílica dos Congregados”
- Russian: “Базилика Конгрегадош”
- Spanish: “Basílica de los Congregados”
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