Capela dos Ossos
The Capela dos Ossos is an ossuary chapel in Faro, Portugal, which belongs to the 18th century Carmelite church, Nossa Senhora do Carmo. Above the entrance, there is the following inscription: which translates to The 4 by 6 metre-sized chapel is built of the bones of more than 1,000 Carmelite friars and has been inaugurated in 1816.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wasquewhat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Church
- Description: building in Faro, Faro District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Capela dos Ossos de Faro” and “Chapel of Bones”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Igreja do Carmo and Igreja de São Pedro, matriz de São Pedro.
Igreja de São Pedro, matriz de São Pedro
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Igreja de São Pedro, matriz de São Pedro is a church, which is situated 190 metres south of Capela dos Ossos.
Chapel of São Sebastião
Church
Photo: PauloMoreira, Public domain.
Chapel of São Sebastião is a church, which is situated 250 metres west of Capela dos Ossos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pechão and Olhão.
Pechão
Village
Photo: Pedro S Bello, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pechão is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Olhão. The population in 2011 was 3,601, in an area of 19.79 km². Pechão is situated 7 km northeast of Capela dos Ossos.
Olhão
Photo: Creative Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Olhão is a fishing port in the Algarve. Olhão is a major port and the largest fishing port in the Algarve. It is full of character with Moorish-style houses, an influence from the commercial links with Africa.
Santa Bárbara de Nexe
Village
Santa Bárbara de Nexe is a village and civil parish in the Portuguese municipality of Faro on the southern Algarve region. The population in 2011 was 4,116, in an area of 38.22 km². It is located a few kilometers from both the cities of Loulé and Faro. Santa Bárbara de Nexe is situated 10 km north of Capela dos Ossos.
Capela dos Ossos
- Categories: chapel, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Faro (Sé e São Pedro), Faro, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.02038° or 37° 1′ 13″ northLongitude
-7.9348° or 7° 56′ 5″ westElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Inception
1816Open location code
8C9J23C8+53OpenStreetMap ID
way 1270587542OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=chapel
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Capela dos Ossos” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Capela dos Ossos”
- French: “Chapelle des os”
- German: “Capela dos Ossos”
- Italian: “Cappella delle Ossa”
- Portuguese: “Capela dos Ossos”
- Spanish: “Capela dos Ossos”
- Spanish: “Capilla de los Huesos”
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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 “Capela dos Ossos”. Photo: Wasquewhat, CC BY-SA 3.0.