Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro or Sanctuary of Sameiro is a sanctuary and Marian shrine in Espinho, near the city of Braga, Portugal. The Shrine of Our Lady of Sameiro remains one of the most frequented places of Marian devotion in Portugal, the complex itself surpassed in size only by the Sanctuary of Fátima.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church building in Braga, Braga District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Basílica do Sameiro”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte and Igreja Paroquial de Nogueiró.
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte
Church
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The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte is a Portuguese Catholic shrine in Tenões, outside the city of Braga, in northern Portugal. Its name means Good Jesus of the Mount. Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte is situated 1½ km northwest of Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro.
Igreja Paroquial de Nogueiró
Church
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Igreja Paroquial de Nogueiró is a church, which is situated 2 km northwest of Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro.
Capela de Santo António (Espinho, Braga)
Church
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Capela de Santo António (Espinho, Braga) is a church, which is situated 2 km east of Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Espinho and Tenões.
Espinho
Village
Espinho is a Portuguese freguesia, located in the municipality of Braga. The population in 2011 was 1,181, in an area of 4.48 km². The Sameiro Sanctuary is situated in Espinho.
Tenões
Village
Nogueiró e Tenões is a civil parish in the municipality of Braga, in the Portuguese district of the same name. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Nogueiró and Tenões. The population in 2011 was 5,129, in an area of 4.43 km2.
Lamaçães
Village
Nogueira, Fraião e Lamaçães is a civil parish in the municipality of Braga, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Nogueira, Fraião and Lamaçães.
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro
- Categories: minor basilica, cultural heritage, shrine, building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Espinho, Braga, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.54179° or 41° 32′ 31″ northLongitude
-8.36953° or 8° 22′ 10″ westElevation
572 metres (1,877 feet)Open location code
8CHHGJRJ+P5OpenStreetMap ID
way 146227475OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Santuari de Sameiro”
- Chinese: “萨梅罗朝圣所”
- French: “basilique Notre-Dame de Sameiro”
- French: “Basilique Notre-Dame de Sameiro”
- Galician: “Santuario da Inmaculada Concepción do Monte do Sameiro”
- Galician: “Santuario da Nosa Señora do Sameiro”
- Galician: “Santuario do Sameiro”
- German: “Basilika Unserer Lieben Frau von Sameiro”
- Indonesian: “Tempat Ziarah Bunda dari Sameiro”
- Japanese: “サメイロの聖母の聖地”
- Kazakh: “Самейру ханымының базиликасы”
- Portuguese: “Basílica do Sameiro”
- Portuguese: “Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Conceição do Sameiro”
- Portuguese: “Santuário do sameiro”
- Portuguese: “Santuário do Sameiro”
- Russian: “Базилика Богоматери Самейру”
- Spanish: “basílica de Nuestra Señora de Sameiro”
- Spanish: “Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Sameiro”
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