Igreja de Santa Maria de Alcáçova - Elvas, Portugal
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N 38° 52.940 W 007° 09.813
29S E 659290 N 4305321
A church in the old town of Elvas - a place recently classified as UNESCO site.
Waymark Code: WMFXQ7
Location: Portalegre, Portugal
Date Posted: 12/14/2012
Views: 5
This church was built within the original Arab walls and had almost certainly been a mosque by then. It was consecrated as a church by the Bishop of Évora after Christanity was established in Elvas.
In 1271, during the reign of Dom Afonso III it was definitely part of the Crown properties. Later, king Dom Dinis offered the church to the Order of Avis. Several changes in the building were executed in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
It is usually open for visiting.
Type of Church: Church
Status of Building: Actively in use for worship
Diocese: Portalegre
Address/Location:
Igreja de Santa Maria de Alcáçova
Elvas, Portugal
Date of organization: Not listed
Date of building construction: Not listed
Dominant Architectural Style: Not listed
Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed
Archdiocese: Not listed
Relvant Web Site: Not listed
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