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MonumentsSantuário da PenhaSanctuary of Penha Symbol of faith and beacon of Guimarães, the Sanctuary of the Penha is a monument of a singular beauty and a worth architectural and religious.The annual pilgrimage is held on the second Sunday in September.
Telephone: +351 253 414 114
E-mail: info@penhaguimaraes.com
Website: http://www.penhaguimaraes.com
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MonumentsSantuário da PeninhaThe present chapel dates from the eighteenth century, the period in which a hermit sought refuge here. Several years later work was carried out on the site of a former chapel, where according to local legend, the Virgin Mary had appeared in the (...)
Telephone: +351 219 247 200
Fax: +351 219 247 227
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MonumentsSantuário da Senhora da AgoniaSantuário da Senhora da Agonia (Shrine of Our Lady of Agony)A Marian devotion that dates back to the 18th centuryThe Feast of Senhora da Agonia is perhaps the most famous pilgrimage in the region. It is celebrated over the weekend after 15 August (...)
Telephone: +351 258 822 508 / 258 824 067
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MonumentsSantuário da Senhora da GraçaSanctuary of Senhora da GraçaOne of the first Carmelite sanctuaries in Trás-os-Montes, rebuilt in 1755. The building includes a bell tower and three chapels. The architectural design is dominated by granite constructions. A valuable collection of (...)
Telephone: +351 255 382 36
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MonumentsSantuário da Senhora da LapaAncient history, dating from the Christian Reconquest.The construction of this sanctuary has an ancient story to it, stemming from the time of the Christian Reconquest: in the late 10th century, nuns fleeing the troops of Almançor, the Caliph of (...)
Telephone: +351 232 688 993 / 927 967 633
E-mail: secretaria@santuariodalapa.pt; reitoria@santuariodalapa.pt
Website: http://www.santuariodalapa.pt
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MonumentsSantuário da Senhora da PenedaSanctuary of Senhora da PenedaAn enormous crag (the Meadinhas rock) dominates the site with its 300 metres of sheer height. In the pure air of the altitude, the Santuário de Peneda gives a holy feel to the mountain, creating a religious (...)
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MonumentsSantuário da Senhora do PilarSanctuary of the Senhora do Pilar Carmelite sanctuary composed of a church built in 1680, using the stone blocks of a former fortress.In the route into the fortification the remains of a roman fort - Lanhoso - are maintained as well as a Way of the (...)
Telephone: +351 253 631 129
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MonumentsSantuário da Senhora do VisoCarmelite sanctuary. According to tradition the sanctuary was the mother church of the first parish in this community. The settlement of Fontes pertained to the Order of Malta. King D. Sancho I granted Fontes its first royal charter, which was (...)
Telephone: +351 254 914 82
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora da AbadiaA Marian shrine in the idyllic Gerês landscape. Considered by many to be the oldest Marian sanctuary in Portugal, originally built between the 7th and 8th centuries but which no longer exists, a subsequent sanctuary was erected in the same spot (...)
Telephone: +351 253 371 197 / 938 039 504
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MonumentsSantuário de Nossa Senhora da Aparecida - BalugãesSanctuary of Nossa Senhora da Aparecida-BalugãesThe sanctuary was built in the site where, according to tradition and supported by historical archives, Our Lady appeared in 1702 to the shepherd João Alves, whose remains are buried inside the chapel. (...)
Telephone: +351 253 761 204
