Church of Nossa Senhora das Candeias
Church of Nossa Senhora das Candeias is a church in Candelária, Madalena Municipality. Church of Nossa Senhora das Candeias is situated nearby to the archaeological site public washing machine, as well as near the peak Cabeço Bravo.Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Azores, Portugal
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gruta das Torres and Chapel of Santo António (Madalena do Pico).
Gruta das Torres
Cave
Photo: Ulrich Thumult, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gruta das Torres, is a lava cave, a geological formation of volcanic origin formed from the flow and cooling of subterranean magma rivers. This formation is located outside the parish of Criação Velha, in the municipality of Madalena, on the western flanks of the island of Pico. Gruta das Torres is situated 3½ km north of Church of Nossa Senhora das Candeias.
Chapel of Santo António (Madalena do Pico)
Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Chapel of Santo António (Madalena do Pico) is a church, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Church of Nossa Senhora das Candeias.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madalena and Bandeiras.
Madalena
Town
Photo: Guillaume Baviere, CC BY 2.0.
Madalena is a municipality along the western coast of the island of Pico, in the Portuguese Azores. It has 6,332 inhabitants as of 2021, in an area of 147.12 km2. Madalena is situated 8 km north of Church of Nossa Senhora das Candeias.
Bandeiras
Village
Photo: Zeorymer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bandeiras is a civil parish in the municipality of Madalena on the island of Pico in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 626, in an area of 22.21 km². Bandeiras is situated 10 km northeast of Church of Nossa Senhora das Candeias.
Church of Nossa Senhora das Candeias
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Candelária, Madalena Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude
38.46531° or 38° 27′ 55″ northLongitude
-28.51365° or 28° 30′ 49″ westNamed after
Virgin of CandelariaOpen location code
89CHFF8P+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 550285275OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q10300446
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In Other Languages
“Church of Nossa Senhora das Candeias” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Igreja de Nossa Senhora das Candeias”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include public washing machine and Porto do Calhau.
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