Hermitage of the Mother of God

The Hermitage of Mãe de Deus, is a hermitage situated on the hilltop of Ladeira da Mãe de Deus in the civil parish of São Pedro in the municipality of Ponta Delgada.

Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC0.

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: hermitage in Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Also known as: “Church of Mãe de Deus (Ponta Delgada)”, “Ermida da Mae de Deus”, and “Hermitage of Mãe de Deus”
Historically known as: “Santa Madre Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of São Pedro and Convent and Church of Graça.

Church of São Pedro

Church

Photo: Senhormario, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church of São Pedro is situated 420 metres southwest of Hermitage of the Mother of God.

Convent and Church of Graça

Church

Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Convent and Church of Graça is situated 450 metres southwest of Hermitage of the Mother of God.

Teatro Micaelense

Theater building

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Teatro Micaelense is a theater building, which is situated 550 metres southwest of Hermitage of the Mother of God.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fajã de Baixo and Fajã de Cima.

Fajã de Baixo

Village

Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.

Fajã de Baixo is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 5,050, in an area of 4.06 km2.

Fajã de Cima

Village

Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.

Fajã de Cima is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Fajã de Cima is located in the Picos region in the western part of the island of São Miguel, north of central Ponta Delgada. Fajã de Cima is situated 3 km north of Hermitage of the Mother of God.

São Vicente Ferreira

Village

Photo: vitor107, CC BY 2.0.

São Vicente Ferreira is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada in the Portuguese archipelago of Azores. The population in 2011 was 2,361, in an area of 11.42 km2. São Vicente Ferreira is situated 8 km north of Hermitage of the Mother of God.

Hermitage of the Mother of God

Categories: chapel, cultural heritage, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Ponta Delgada (São Pedro), Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude

37.7439° or 37° 44′ 38″ north

Longitude

-25.66062° or 25° 39′ 38″ west

Elevation

32 metres (105 feet)

Open location code

899PP8VQ+HQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 947765267

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

GeoNames ID

11876694

Wikidata ID

Q10273706

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In Other Languages

“Hermitage of the Mother of God” goes by many names.

Portuguese: “Ermida da Mãe de Deus”
Portuguese: “Ermida de nossa senhora mãe de deus”
Portuguese: “Ermida de Nossa Senhora Mãe de Deus”
Portuguese: “Igreja da Mãe de Deus”

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