Clérigos Church and Tower
Clérigos Church and Tower is a church in União das freguesias de Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, Porto which is located on Rua de São Filipe de Nery. Clérigos Church and Tower is situated nearby to the museum Museu dos Clérigos, as well as near the church Chapel of Senhora da Lapa.- Opening hours:
9:00 AM—7:00 PM
December 24th: 9:00 AM—2:00 PM
December 31st: 9:00 AM—2:00 PM
December 25th: 11:00 AM—7:00 PM
January 1st: 11:00 AM—7:00 PM - Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: Baroque church and tower in Portugal
- Also known as: “Clerigos Church”, “Clerigos Church and Tower”, “Clerigos tower”, and “Clérigos Tower and Church”
- Address: Rua de São Filipe de Nery, Porto, 4050-546
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Clérigos Tower and Clérigos Church.
Clérigos Church
Church
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Clérigos Church is a Baroque church in the city of Porto, in Portugal. Its 75-meter-tall bell tower, the Torre dos Clérigos, can be seen from various points of the city and is one of its most characteristic symbols.
Portuguese Centre of Photography
Museum
Photo: Dennis Morhardt, CC BY 2.0.
The Portuguese Centre of Photography was founded in 1997. The first exhibitions began in December of the same year on the ground floor of the building until 2000. The building was temporarily closed for renovation and reopened in 2001. Portuguese Centre of Photography is situated 180 metres southwest of Clérigos Church and Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morro da Vitoria and Vitória.
Vitória
Neighborhood
Photo: Aoamen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vitória is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória.
Sé
Neighborhood
Sé is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória.
Clérigos Church and Tower
Latitude
41.14577° or 41° 8′ 45″ northLongitude
-8.61425° or 8° 36′ 51″ westOpen location code
8CHH49WP+88OpenStreetMap ID
way 211337881OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q54802080
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Clérigos Church and Tower” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Església i Torre dels Clergues”
- Polish: “Igreja e Torre dos Clérigos”
- Portuguese: “Igreja dos Clérigos”
- Portuguese: “Igreja e Torre dos Clérigos”
- Portuguese: “Igreja São Pedro dos Clérigos”
- Portuguese: “Torre dos Clérigos”
- Russian: “Торре-душ-Клеригуш”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de los Clérigos”
- Spanish: “iglesia y Torre de los Clérigos”
- Spanish: “Iglesia y Torre de los Clérigos”
- Spanish: “Torre de los Clérigos”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museu dos Clérigos and Chapel of Senhora da Lapa.
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