Convent of Caloura
The Convent of Caloura is a Portuguese 16th-century convent located in the civil parish of Água de Pau, in the municipality of Lagoa, on the island of São Miguel in the archipelago of the Azores.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: convent in Lagoa, Portugal
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ermida de Nossa Senhora do Monte Santo and Church of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos.
Ermida de Nossa Senhora do Monte Santo
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ermida de Nossa Senhora do Monte Santo is a church, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Convent of Caloura.
Church of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos
Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Church of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos is situated 1½ km northwest of Convent of Caloura.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Água de Pau and Vila Franca do Campo.
Água de Pau
Town
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY 2.0.
Água de Pau is a civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 3,058, in an area of 17.46 km2. It contains the localities Água de Pau, Caloura, Cerco, Cinzeiro, Galera and Jubileu.
Vila Franca do Campo
Town
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vila Franca do Campo is a Portuguese town on the island of São Miguel in the Autonomous Region of the Azores. It covers an area of 78.00 km² and has a population of 10,323 inhabitants. Vila Franca do Campo is situated 6 km east of Convent of Caloura.
São Miguel
Photo: Apeto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
São Miguel is the largest and most populous island of the Azores archipelago. Portuguese for Saint Michael, the island is also known by locals as "The Green Island". Most visitors arriving in the Azores will pass through São Miguel.
Convent of Caloura
- Categories: former convent, cultural heritage, building, chapel, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.71227° or 37° 42′ 44″ northLongitude
-25.49688° or 25° 29′ 49″ westOpen location code
899PPG63+W6OpenStreetMap ID
way 542270934OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q5166169
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In Other Languages
From Portuguese to Spanish—“Convent of Caloura” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Convento da Caloura (Água de Pau)”
- Portuguese: “Convento da Caloura, Ermida (incluindo talhas e azulejos), cerca (incluindo forte) e jardim”
- Portuguese: “Convento da Caloura”
- Portuguese: “Recolhimento da Caloura”
- Spanish: “Convento de Caloura”
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Highlights include Zona Balnear da Caloura and Miradouro do Pisão.
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