Igreja de São Cristóvão de Rio Mau
Igreja de São Cristóvão de Rio Mau is a church in Vila do Conde, Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Vila do Conde, Porto District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Church of São Cristóvão de Rio Mau”, “Igreja de Sao Cristovao de Rio Mau”, and “Igreja de São Cristovão de Rio Mau”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castro de Bagunte and Cividade de Terroso.
Castro de Bagunte
Nature reserve
Photo: Jufsferreira, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castro de Bagunte is a nature reserve, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Igreja de São Cristóvão de Rio Mau.
Cividade de Terroso
Archaeological site
Cividade de Terroso was an ancient city of the Castro culture in North-western coast of the Iberian Peninsula, situated near the present bed of the Ave river, in the suburbs of present-day Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. Cividade de Terroso is situated 3½ km west of Igreja de São Cristóvão de Rio Mau.
Monastery of Rates
Church
Photo: PedroPVZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Monastery of Rates was a Benedictine monastery located in the parish of Rates in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim, in Portugal. The part of the monastery that has survived to this day is the bell-tower and, most importantly, the Church dedicated to St Peter of Rates, mostly known as Romanesque Church of Rates, which is a national monument since 1910. Monastery of Rates is situated 2½ km north of Igreja de São Cristóvão de Rio Mau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arcos and Junqueira.
Arcos
Village
Arcos is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila do Conde, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into Rio Mau e Arcos, a newer parish. In 2011 the population was 819 in an area of 5.81 km2.
Fontaínhas
Hamlet
Fontaínhas is a Portuguese village in the civil parish of Balazar in the district of Póvoa de Varzim. It is on the N206 road at the boundary with the parish of Rates. Fontaínhas is situated 3 km northeast of Igreja de São Cristóvão de Rio Mau.
Igreja de São Cristóvão de Rio Mau
- Categories: cultural heritage, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Freguesia de Rio Mau, Vila do Conde, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.39987° or 41° 23′ 60″ northLongitude
-8.67924° or 8° 40′ 45″ westElevation
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
8CHH98XC+W8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1109061266OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicGeoNames ID
11887242Wikidata ID
Q10300724
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Igreja de São Cristóvão de Rio Mau” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Igreja de São Cristóvão de Rio Mau”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de São Cristóvão de Rio Mau”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de São Cristóvão”
- Portuguese: “Igreja Paroquial de Rio Mau”
- Portuguese: “Igreja Velha”
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