Church of Saint Mary
Church of Saint Mary is a church in Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia. Church of Saint Mary is situated nearby to the cemetery Cemiterio de Figueiras, as well as near the peak O Picho.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in Figueiras, Santiago de Compostela
- Also known as: “Church of Santa María in Figueiras” and “Igrexa de Santa María de Figueiras”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monte Pedroso and Plaza del Obradoiro.
Monte Pedroso
Peak
Photo: Lmbuga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monte Pedroso is a granite summit close to Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Being the highest peak in the vicinity of Santiago it offers excellent views over the town. Close to the summit spiral-like engravings from Stone or Bronze Age have been found.
Plaza del Obradoiro
Square
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Praza do Obradoiro is main square of the Santiago de Compostela old town, although not placed at the real centre. It lies to the West of the main façade of the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, and thus the Pórtico da Gloria must be crossed to get into the building from the square. Plaza del Obradoiro is situated 4 km southeast of Church of Saint Mary.
Church of Saint Mary of Villestro
Church
Photo: Xosema, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of Saint Mary of Villestro is situated 2 km southwest of Church of Saint Mary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roxos and Larañiño.
Roxos
Hamlet
Photo: Lmbuga, Public domain.
Roxos is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southwest of Church of Saint Mary.
Larañiño
Hamlet
Photo: Lameiro, Public domain.
Larañiño is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km south of Church of Saint Mary.
Church of Saint Mary
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.89783° or 42° 53′ 52″ northLongitude
-8.58586° or 8° 35′ 9″ westOpen location code
8CJHVCX7+4MOpenStreetMap ID
way 219835040OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q106898201
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Church of Saint Mary” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Iglesia de Santa Maria, Figueiras, Santiago de Compostel·la”
- Catalan: “Iglesia de Santa Maria”
- Galician: “igrexa de Santa María de Figueiras”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa María, Figueiras, Santiago de Compostela”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa María”
- Turkish: “Santa María Kilisesi, Figueiras”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cemiterio de Figueiras and O Picho.
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