Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário

The Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário is an 18th-century church located in the civil parish of Lajes in the municipality of Lajes das Flores, in the Portuguese island of Flores, in the archipelago of the Azores.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church in Azores, Portugal
Address: Rua de Nossa Senhora do Rosário, Lajes das Flores, 9960-999

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ponta das Lajes Lighthouse and Church of Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres.

Ponta das Lajes Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Ponta das Lajes Lighthouse is situated 340 metres southwest of Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário.

Church of Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres

Church

The Church of Santíssima Trindade is an 18th-century church located in the civil parish of Fazenda in the municipality of Lajes das Flores, in the Portuguese island of Flores, in the archipelago of the Azores. Church of Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres is situated 1½ km northeast of Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fajã de Lopo Vaz and Santa Cruz das Flores Municipality.

Fajã de Lopo Vaz

Hamlet

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The Fajã de Lopo Vaz is a permanent debris field, built from the collapsing cliffs on the southern coast of the civil parish of Lajes, municipality of the same name, island of Flores, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Fajã de Lopo Vaz is situated 3 km west of Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário.

Santa Cruz das Flores Municipality

Town

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Santa Cruz das Flores is a municipality situated in the north half of the island of Flores, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Situated in the sparsely populated Western Group, the population in 2021 was 2,020 inhabitants in an area that covers approximately 70.91 square kilometres, bordering the southern municipality of Lajes das Flores. Santa Cruz das Flores Municipality is situated 9 km northeast of Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário.

Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário

Categories: cultural heritage, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Lajes das Flores, Lajes das Flores Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude

39.37822° or 39° 22′ 42″ north

Longitude

-31.17433° or 31° 10′ 28″ west

Open location code

89FC9RHG+77

OpenStreetMap ID

way 173697003

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata ID

Q10300533

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In Other Languages

“Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário” goes by many names.

Portuguese: “Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário”
Portuguese: “Igreja Matriz de Lajes das Flores”
Portuguese: “Igreja Paroquial de Lajes das Flores”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include CTT- Estações de Correios and Largo do Forte de Santo António.

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