Igreja de São Francisco Xavier
Igreja de São Francisco Xavier is a church in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro which is located on Avenida Quintino Bocaiúva. Igreja de São Francisco Xavier is situated nearby to the park Praça José de Anchieta, as well as near the cemetery Cemitério de Charitas.Photo: Gabriel ugalde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Address: Avenida Quintino Bocaiúva, São Francisco, Niterói
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Niterói Contemporary Art Museum and Basílica de Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora.
Niterói Contemporary Art Museum
Museum
Photo: Phx de, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum is situated in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is one of the city’s main landmarks. It was completed in 1996. Niterói Contemporary Art Museum is situated 3½ km northwest of Igreja de São Francisco Xavier.
Basílica de Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora
Church
Photo: Mircezar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Basílica de Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora is a church, which is situated 2½ km north of Igreja de São Francisco Xavier.
Jurujuba
Pitch
Jurujuba is a promontory and one of the 48 administrative districts of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is located in the southern zone of the city, situated on the coast of the Guanabara Bay. Jurujuba is situated 2½ km southwest of Igreja de São Francisco Xavier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charitas and São Francisco.
Charitas
Suburb
Photo: Claudney Neves, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Charitas is one of the 48 neighborhoods in which the city of Niterói, in Brazil is divided. The area was part of the Jesuitic Sesmaria, where the Jesuits built a cemetery and a church consecrated to Saint Francis Xavier.
São Francisco
Suburb
São Francisco is one of the 48 neighborhoods in which the Brazilian city of Niterói is divided. As of 2000, its population was 9,654. Its name derives from the church consecrated to Saint Francis Xavier and references to it can be found as early as the 17th century.
Icaraí
Suburb
Icaraí is the name of a beach and its surrounding neighborhood in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The origin of the neighborhood dates back to the parish of São João de Carahy and later, with two large estates, the Icaraí estate and the Cavalão estate.
Igreja de São Francisco Xavier
- Categories: building, historic site, place of worship, historic building, and religion
- Location: Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.92202° or 22° 55′ 19″ southLongitude
-43.09424° or 43° 5′ 39″ westOpen location code
589R3WH4+58OpenStreetMap ID
way 184945978OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q20056075
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In Other Languages
From Portuguese to Spanish—“Igreja de São Francisco Xavier” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Igreja de São Francisco Xavier”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de São Franscico Xavier”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Francisco Javier”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Praça José de Anchieta and Cemitério de Charitas.
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