Capela de São Jorge
Capela de São Jorge is a church in Calvaria de Cima, Porto de Mós, Leiria District. Capela de São Jorge is situated nearby to the museum Centro de Interpretação da Batalha de Aljubarrota, as well as near the shopping center Shoping Batalha.Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: building in Porto de Mós, Leiria District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Capela de São Jorge (Aljubarrota)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Centro de Interpretação da Batalha de Aljubarrota and Batalha Monastery.
Centro de Interpretação da Batalha de Aljubarrota
Museum
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Centro de Interpretação da Batalha de Aljubarrota is a museum, which is situated 180 metres northeast of Capela de São Jorge.
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 3 km northeast of Capela de São Jorge.
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 3 km northeast of Capela de São Jorge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Batalha and Pedreiras.
Batalha
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Batalha is a town near Leiria. It is famous for its 14th century monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Pedreiras
Village
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Pedreiras is a civil parish in the municipality of Porto de Mós, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 2,548, in an area of 11.28 km2. It was created on 19 December, 1924 by law No.1:702. Pedreiras is situated 6 km south of Capela de São Jorge.
Alqueidão da Serra
Village
Photo: Celiaak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alqueidão da Serra is a civil parish in the municipality of Porto de Mós, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 1,549, in an area of 21.27 km2. It features a 100m long Roman road which was built between the 1st century BC and the 1st century AD. Alqueidão da Serra is situated 6 km southeast of Capela de São Jorge.
Capela de São Jorge
- Categories: chapel, cultural heritage, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Calvaria de Cima, Porto de Mós, Leiria District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.63779° or 39° 38′ 16″ northLongitude
-8.84534° or 8° 50′ 43″ westOpen location code
8CFHJ5Q3+4VOpenStreetMap ID
way 221393336OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q9695897
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Capela de São Jorge” goes by many names.
- French: “chapelle Saint Georges”
- French: “Chapelle Saint Georges”
- French: “Chapelle São Jorge”
- Portuguese: “Capela de Sao Jorge (Aljubarrota)”
- Portuguese: “Capela de São Jorge (Aljubarrota)”
- Portuguese: “Capela de São Jorge”
- Portuguese: “Ermida de São Jorge”
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