Chapel of Saint Roch
Saint Roch's Chapel is a Catholic religious building, with the category of chapel, located in the neighbourhood of A Moureira in the city of Pontevedra, in San Roque Street, very close to the port of Corvaceiras.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: neoclassical chapel in Pontevedra (Spain)
- Also known as: “Capela de San Roque”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plaza de Toros de Pontevedra and Fonseca House.
Plaza de Toros de Pontevedra
Stadium
The Plaza de Toros de Pontevedra is the bullring of the Spanish city of Pontevedra and the only one in the autonomous community of Galicia. It has a capacity of 7,800 spectators and is classified as the second category of Spanish bullring.
Fonseca House
Public building
The Fonseca House is a building on the Paseo de Colón in the city of Pontevedra, Spain. It is one of the most impressive historical buildings in the city, distinguished by its neoclassical architecture and by the two stone Sphinxes and two large Canary palm trees that flank its entrance. Fonseca House is situated 100 metres north of Chapel of Saint Roch.
Pontevedra Normal School Building
Government office
The building of the former Pontevedra Normal School of Pontevedra, in Pontevedra, Spain, is an eclectic building from the end of the 19th century that was the headquarters of the teacher training college of this Galician city. Pontevedra Normal School Building is situated 190 metres east of Chapel of Saint Roch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include A Moureira and Campolongo.
A Moureira
Suburb
A Moureira is the old seafarers' and fishermen's quarter of the city of Pontevedra, where the Seamen's Guild lived, near the Lérez river, the Pontevedra ria and the Gafos river. Nowadays, it is part of the city centre.
Campolongo
Suburb
Campolongo is a neighbourhood in the city of Pontevedra. It has a residential, administrative, educational and commercial function.
Ensanche de Pontevedra
Suburb
The Ensanche of Pontevedra is the neighbourhood that forms the centre of the Spanish city of Pontevedra, made up of several successive extensions to the city outside the old town.
Chapel of Saint Roch
- Categories: chapel, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.42982° or 42° 25′ 47″ north
Longitude
-8.6512° or 8° 39′ 4″ west
Open location code
8CJHC8HX+WG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=chapel
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Chapel of Saint Roch” goes by many names.
- French: “chapelle Saint-Roch”
- French: “Chapelle Saint-Roch”
- Galician: “capela de San Roque de Pontevedra”
- Galician: “Capela de San Roque de Pontevedra”
- Portuguese: “Capela de São Roque”
- Spanish: “Capilla de San Roque”
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