Leiria District
Nazaré
Famalicão

Igreja de São Gião

Igreja de São Gião is a medieval church in , a parish of , in the of . It was discovered by Eduíno Borges Garcia in 1961 and is regarded as one of the oldest temples in Portugal and the .
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church building in Nazaré, Leiria District, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Church of São Gião” and “Igreja de S. Gião”
Photo: Threeohsix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Threeohsix, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Famalicão da Nazaré halt.

Railway stop
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is a railway stop, which is situated 3½ km south of Igreja de São Gião.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Famalicão and Cela.

Village
is a parish in the municipality of . The population in 2011 was 1,740, in an area of 21.72 km2. is situated 3 km south of Igreja de São Gião.

Town
is a freguesia in the municipality of , . The population in 2011 was 3,264, in an area of 25.83 km2. It received town status in 1999. is situated 5 km southeast of Igreja de São Gião.

Town
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is a parish in the municipality of . The population in 2011 was 3,109, in an area of 18.51 km². is situated 6 km northeast of Igreja de São Gião.

Igreja de São Gião

Latitude
39.56303° or 39° 33′ 47″ north
Longitude
-9.08952° or 9° 5′ 22″ west
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
8CFGHW76+65
Open­Street­Map ID
way 588610710
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
11888160
Wiki­data ID
Q2378078
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Igreja de São Gião” goes by many names.

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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 “Igreja de São Gião”. Photo: Threeohsix, CC BY-SA 4.0.