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Igreja de São Gião

Coordinates: 39°33′47″N 9°05′23″W / 39.56306°N 9.08972°W / 39.56306; -9.08972
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Igreja de São Gião
Late 19th century photo of the church
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General information
Architectural styleAsturian
LocationFamalicão, Oeste region, Portugal
Coordinates39°33′47″N 9°5′22″W / 39.56306°N 9.08944°W / 39.56306; -9.08944

Igreja de São Gião is a medieval church in Famalicão, a parish of Nazaré, in the Oeste region of Portugal.

It was discovered by Eduíno Borges Garcia in 1961 and is regarded as one of the oldest temples in Portugal and the Iberian Peninsula. It is classified as a National Monument.

It was initially presumed to be built by the Visigoths (7th century), but more recent works have given it Asturian origins (10th century) due to its similarity to some Asturian temples.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Igreja de São Gião". www.patrimoniocultural.gov.pt. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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39°33′47″N 9°05′23″W / 39.56306°N 9.08972°W / 39.56306; -9.08972