Casa da Madalena

Casa da Madalena is a building in Batalha, Leiria District. Casa da Madalena is situated near the church Igreja de Santo António, as well as near Largo dos Infantes.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Igreja de Santo António and Batalha Monastery.

Igreja de Santo António

Church

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Igreja de Santo António is a church.

Batalha Monastery

Monastery

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The Monastery of Batalha is a Dominican convent in the municipality of Batalha, historical Beira Litoral province, in the Centro of Portugal. Originally, and officially, known as the Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory, it was erected in commemoration of the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota and would serve as the burial church of the 15th-century Aviz dynasty of Portuguese royalty. Batalha Monastery is situated 1¼ km southwest of Casa da Madalena.

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Museum

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The Portuguese Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is located in the Sala do Capitulo at the Monastery of Batalha, near Leiria. It holds the bodies of two soldiers of World War I – one from the battlefields of Flanders, and one from the African theatre – who were buried there on 6 April 1921. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is situated 1¼ km southwest of Casa da Madalena.