Faro District
Lagoa
Estômbar e Parchal

Church of Saint James the Great

The Church of Saint James the Great is the principal church, in the civil parish of in the municipality of Lagoa in the . Situated in the heart of the town, the church was consecrated to the invocation of Saint James, son of Zebedee.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Algarve, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Church of Saint James the Great (Estômbar)” and “Igreja de São Tiago Maior”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Estômbar-Lagoa railway station and Mexilhoeira halt.

Railway stop
Photo: Ricardo Reis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station on the Algarve line which serves Lagoa Municipality and is located in , . It opened on 15 February 1903. is situated 350 metres southeast of Church of Saint James the Great.

Railway station
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mexilhoeira is a closed halt on the Algarve line in the Lagoa municipality, . It is part of the section from to , which opened on 15 February 1903. is situated 1 km southwest of Church of Saint James the Great.

Cave
Photo: MiguelMadeira, CC BY 4.0.
is a cave, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Church of Saint James the Great.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Estômbar and Parchal.

Town
is a town in the civil parish of , in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,985, in an area of 24.21 km2.

Town
Photo: Pacanherros, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish . The population in 2011 was 4,019, in an area of 3.86 km2. is situated 3 km west of Church of Saint James the Great.

Town
Photo: Xuaxo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a civil parish at the western border of the municipality of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 1,973, in an area of 5.41 km2. serves mainly as a bedroom community for its much larger neighbour, the city of ; its residents routinely travel across the to work in the neighboring municipality. is situated 4 km southwest of Church of Saint James the Great.

Church of Saint James the Great

Latitude
37.14629° or 37° 8′ 47″ north
Longitude
-8.48728° or 8° 29′ 14″ west
Open location code
8C9H4GW7+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 427979132
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q5993967
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In Other Languages

From French to Portuguese—“Church of Saint James the Great” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Church of Saint James the Great”. Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.