Santarém, PT

Santarém Cathedral

Santarém Cathedral is a 17th century Jesuit church that was built on the site of the Royal Palace of Alcáçova Nova, which had been abandoned since the time of King John II (1481-1495). Later, with the expulsion of the Jesuits from Portugal (1759), by order of the Marquis of Pombal, the building became the seat of the Patriarchal Seminary after a donation from Mary I of Portugal (1777-1816), and remained so until the 20th century. When the Diocese of Santarém was created in 1975, the church was raised to the rank of cathedral.

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  • Architecture
  • Monuments

Other nearby buildings

Church of Santa Bárbara (Santa Bárbara)

The oldest reference to this temple is found in the will of João Tomé, the "Master", dated March 13, 1537, and it is believed that the chapel was built at that time.[1] According to Gaspar Frutuoso, Bartolomeu Luiz, from São Paulo, was his first curate.

Church of Nossa Senhora de Fátima (Ribeira Funda)

The blessing of the temple took place on June 16, 1950, and was presided over by the ecclesiastical ombudsman of Horta, Father José Silveira Luís. That same day, a bell and an image of the Virgin were also blessed. On the 17th and 18th of that same month, several pilgrimages took place there, coming from all the parishes of Faial, pilgrimages that, along the way, entered all the churches they passed to the sound of the ringing bells. These pilgrimages became a habit in the following years.

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