Capela de São Bento

Capela de São Bento is a church in , . Capela de São Bento is situated nearby to the hotel , as well as near .
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: Chapel in Braga, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Capela de São Bentinho”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Raio Palace and Theatre Circo.

Museum
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Palace of Raio is a Baroque era residence in the urbanized area of the municipality of Braga, in the civil parish of São José de São Lázaro. It is an example of the late Baroque, early Rococo style of decoration by architect André Soares, notable for his influence in the northern Baroque movement.

Theater building
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The is a 20th-century, Portuguese revivalist theatre, in the civil parish of São João do Souto, municipality of Braga. Designed by the architect João de Moura Coutinho, it was first inaugurated on 21 April 1915 with a performance of Ruggero Leoncavallo's operetta La reginetta delle rose. is situated 140 metres northeast of Capela de São Bento.

Museum
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The is a Roman fountain located in the civil parish of São José de São Lázaro, in the municipality of Braga, northern . Located in the former territory of the Callaici Bracari, the granite rock fountain/spring has Latin inscriptions, dedicated to the Gallaecian and Lusitanian gods Tongoenabiagus and Nabia. is situated 130 metres east of Capela de São Bento.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include São João do Souto and Sé.

Suburb
Braga is a civil parish in the municipality of Braga, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes São José de São Lázaro and .

Suburb
Braga is a civil parish in the municipality of Braga, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Maximinos, and Cividade. The population in 2011 was 14,572, in an area of 2.57 km2.

Suburb
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is a freguesia, located in the municipality of . The population in 2011 was 13,236, in an area of 2.55 km². In is located the Faculty of Philosophy part of , the and the Colégio D.

Capela de São Bento

Latitude
41.54856° or 41° 32′ 55″ north
Longitude
-8.42347° or 8° 25′ 25″ west
Open location code
8CHHGHXG+CJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 383757750
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­chapel
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q102346567
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