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.Photo: Juan Mejuto, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- 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 Port of Marín and Ria de Pontevedra and Botanical Garden of Lourizán.
Port of Marín and Ria de Pontevedra
Harbor
Photo: juantiagues, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The port of Marín and Ria de Pontevedra is located in the municipalities of Marín and Pontevedra, Galicia. It is on the southern shore of the Ria de Pontevedra. Port of Marín and Ria de Pontevedra is situated 1 km southwest of Our Lady of Placeres Church.
Botanical Garden of Lourizán
Garden
Photo: juantiagues, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: juantiagues, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Placeres, Lourizán, Pontevedra and Estribela.
Placeres, Lourizán, Pontevedra
Quarter
Photo: Juan Mejuto, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Placeres, Lourizán, Pontevedra is a quarter.
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″ northLongitude
-8.68354° or 8° 41′ 1″ westOpen location code
8CJHC848+6HOpenStreetMap ID
way 406669831OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q103730105
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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 A Praíña dos Praceres.
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