Our Lady of Placeres Church
Our Lady of Placeres Church is a Catholic church in the civil parish of Lourizán, municipality of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. The church was built at the end of the 19th century in neo-Gothic style over a previous chapel at the end of the harbour bar.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in Pontevedra, Spain
- Also known as: “Church of our Lady of Os Praceres” and “Igrexa de Nosa Señora dos Praceres”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Botanical Garden of Lourizán and Pazo de Lourizán.
Botanical Garden of Lourizán
Garden
The Botanical Garden of Lourizán is an arboretum located in the 54 hectares grounds of the Pazo de Lourizán in the municipality of Pontevedra, Spain. With more than 850 catalogued species it is one of the largest collections in the country, and the most important botanical garden in Galicia. Botanical Garden of Lourizán is situated 1½ km east of Our Lady of Placeres Church.
Pazo de Lourizán
Manor estate
The Palace of Lourizán is a pazo with a park that houses a botanical garden. The 54 hectares estate is located in Herbalonga, in the civil parish of Lourizán, in Pontevedra, Spain. Pazo de Lourizán is situated 1½ km east of Our Lady of Placeres Church.
Biblioteca Especializada de la Autoridad Portuaria de Marín y Ría de Pontevedra
Library
Biblioteca Especializada de la Autoridad Portuaria de Marín y Ría de Pontevedra is a library, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Our Lady of Placeres Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Placeres, Lourizán, Pontevedra and Estribela.
Our Lady of Placeres Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Marín, Pontevedra, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.40559° or 42° 24′ 20″ north
Longitude
-8.68354° or 8° 41′ 1″ west
Open location code
8CJHC848+6H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Our Lady of Placeres Church” goes by many names.
- French: “église de Notre Dame des Placeres”
- French: “Église Notre-Dame des Placeres”
- Galician: “igrexa da Nosa Señora dos Praceres”
- Galician: “Igrexa da Nosa Señora dos Praceres”
- Italian: “chiesa della Madonna dei Placeres”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Placeres”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Praceres”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Placeres”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Andrés de Lourizán”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Praza da Igrexa and Praia da Posta.
Nearby Places
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