List of religious buildings in Guimarães

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Guimarães, the first capital city of Portugal, was one of the first reconquered regions of the Reconquista, allowing for a wider time period for religion to settle and root into the lives of those living in it.

This list comprises the religions buildings inside the Concelho of Guimarães, divided by the Freguesias they are located in and sorted by alphabetical order.

Oliveira, São Paio e São Sebastião[edit]

Name Description Image Construction Coordinates
Church of Our Lady of the Olive Tree (Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira) Founded as a double monastery in about 949 by Countess Mumadona Dias, it was later donated to the Catholic Church by King Ramiro II.[1] Around 1139, the monastery was turned into a collegiate church, the Colegiada de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira [pt]. The collegiate church was shut down in 1911, but reopened in 1967.[1] 949[1] 41°26′35″N 8°17′33″W / 41.44295°N 8.29263°W / 41.44295; -8.29263 (Saint Peter's Basilica)
Saint Peter's Basilica The St. Peter's Basilica is a Catholic church built following the neoclassical style.[2] Located at the Toural, it receive the title of minor basilica by Pope Benedict XIV in 1751.[3] 1785[2] 41°26′30″N 8°17′45″W / 41.44169°N 8.29594°W / 41.44169; -8.29594 (Saint Peter's Basilica)
Santos Passos Church The Santos Passos Church is an 18th-century Portuguese baroque church located at the Campo da Feira.[4] 1785[4] 41°26′27″N 8°17′23″W / 41.44090°N 8.28971°W / 41.44090; -8.28971 (Santos Passos Church)

Urgezes[edit]

Name Description Image Construction Coordinates
Antiga Igreja de Santo Estêvão (Old Saint Stephen Church) The Old Church of Urgezes, now replaced by its more modern counterpart in 1975,[5] had its construction started on 21 June 1826 and was completed in 1842.[6] 1826[6] 41°25′33″N 8°17′47″W / 41.42583°N 8.29631°W / 41.42583; -8.29631 (Old Saint Stephen Church)
Nova Igreja de Santo Estêvão (New Saint Stephen Church) The New Church of Urgezes was inaugurated on 9 March 1975 and it replaced its much smaller predecessor.[5] 1975[5] 41°25′35″N 8°17′48″W / 41.42626°N 8.29657°W / 41.42626; -8.29657 (New Saint Stephen Church)
Capela dos Remédios (Remedios Chapel) Chapel made in honor of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios. It was built in 1554 and restored between 1868 and 1873.[7] It was moved to its current location in 2009 due to urban arrangements.[7] 1554[7] 41°25′24″N 8°17′52″W / 41.42325°N 8.29791°W / 41.42325; -8.29791 (Remedios Chapel)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Igreja e Colegiada de Guimarães / Igreja Paroquial de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira". www.monumentos.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Basílica de São Pedro / Igreja de São Pedro". www.monumentos.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  3. ^ Guimarães Turismo. "igreja de s. pedro" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Igreja e oratórios de Nossa Senhora da Consolação / Igreja de São Gualter". www.monumentos.gov.pt (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Igreja Paroquial de Urgezes / Igreja de Santo Estêvão / Igreja Nova". www.monumentos.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Igreja Paroquial de Urgezes / Igreja de Santo Estêvão / Igreja Velha". www.monumentos.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Capela dos Remédios". www.monumentos.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
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