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Santa Maria Maior (Chaves)
Santa Maria Maior may refer: Places *Santa Maria Maior (Chaves), a parish in the municipality of Chaves *Santa Maria Maior (Lisbon), a parish in the municipality of Lisbon *Santa Maria Maior (Viana do Castelo), a parish in the municipality of Viana do Castelo *Santa Maria Maior (Funchal), a parish in the municipality of Funchal, Madeira Churches * Santa Maria Maior de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; a Roman Catholic cathedral * Church of Santa Maria Maior, Chaves, Portugal See also * * * * Santa Maria (other) * Saint Mary of the Snows (other) * Église Notre-Dame la Grande, Poitiers, France; a Catholic church also called la, link=no, Sancta Maria Maior, , Saint Mary Major * Santa Maria Maggiore (other) Santa Maria Maggiore is a church in Rome. Santa Maria Maggiore may also refer to: * Basilica vetus, former cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore in Milan *Santa Maria Maggiore, Piedmont, a municipality in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, northern Ital ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Maria Maior (Chaves)
Santa Maria Maior may refer: Places *Santa Maria Maior (Chaves), a parish in the municipality of Chaves *Santa Maria Maior (Lisbon), a parish in the municipality of Lisbon *Santa Maria Maior (Viana do Castelo), a parish in the municipality of Viana do Castelo *Santa Maria Maior (Funchal), a parish in the municipality of Funchal, Madeira Churches * Santa Maria Maior de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; a Roman Catholic cathedral * Church of Santa Maria Maior, Chaves, Portugal See also * * * * Santa Maria (other) * Saint Mary of the Snows (other) * Église Notre-Dame la Grande, Poitiers, France; a Catholic church also called la, link=no, Sancta Maria Maior, , Saint Mary Major * Santa Maria Maggiore (other) Santa Maria Maggiore is a church in Rome. Santa Maria Maggiore may also refer to: * Basilica vetus, former cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore in Milan *Santa Maria Maggiore, Piedmont, a municipality in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, northern Ital ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaves Municipality, Portugal
Chaves () is a city and a municipality in the north of Portugal. It is 10 km south of the Spanish border and 22 km south of Verín (Spain). The population in 2011 was 41,243, in an area of 591.23 km2. The municipality is the second most populous of the district of Vila Real (the district capital, Vila Real, is 60 km south on the A24 motorway). With origins in the Roman civitas Aquæ Flaviæ, Chaves has developed into a regional center. The urban area has 17,535 residents (2001). History Artefacts discovered in the region of Chaves identify the earliest settlement of humans dating back to the Paleolithic. Remnants discovered in Mairos, Pastoria and São Lourenço, those associated with transient proto-historic settlements and castros, show a human presence in the Alto Tâmega dating to the Chalcolithic. The region has seen persistent human settlement since Roman legions conquered and occupied the fertile valley of the Tâmega River, constructing a nascent ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Maria Maior (Lisbon)
Santa Maria Maior () is a ''freguesia'' (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in the historic center of Lisbon, Santa Maria Maior is to the west of São Vicente, east of Misericórdia, and south of Arroios and Santo António. It is home to numerous historic monuments, including Lisbon Cathedral, the Rossio, and the Praça do Comércio, as well as famous neighborhoods, such as the Lisbon Baixa, as well as parts of Bairro Alto and Alfama. The population in 2011 was 12,822,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal History [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Maria Maior (Viana Do Castelo)
Santa Maria Maior may refer: Places *Santa Maria Maior (Chaves), a parish in the municipality of Chaves Municipality, Portugal, Chaves *Santa Maria Maior (Lisbon), a parish in the municipality of Lisbon *Santa Maria Maior (Viana do Castelo), a parish in the municipality of Viana do Castelo Municipality, Viana do Castelo *Santa Maria Maior (Funchal), a parish in the municipality of Funchal, Madeira Churches *Santa Maria Maior de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; a Roman Catholic cathedral *Church of Santa Maria Maior, Chaves, Portugal See also * * * * Santa Maria (other) * Saint Mary of the Snows (other) * Église Notre-Dame la Grande, Poitiers, France; a Catholic church also called la, link=no, Sancta Maria Maior, , Saint Mary Major * Santa Maria Maggiore (other) ( it, link=no, Saint Mary Major) * Santa María la Mayor (other) ( es, link=no, Saint Mary Major) * Saint Mary Major (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viana Do Castelo Municipality
Viana do Castelo () is a municipality and seat of the district of Viana do Castelo in the Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 88,725, in an area of 319.02 km². The urbanized area of the municipality, comprising the city, has a population of approximately 36,148 inhabitants, although the extended densely populated region reaches surrounding municipalities like Caminha and Ponte de Lima with a population above 150,000 inhabitants. It is located on the Portuguese Way path, an alternative path of the Camino de Santiago, and at the mouth of the Lima river. History Human settlement in the region of Viana began during the Mesolithic era, from discoveries and archaeological excavations. Even around the Roman occupation the area was settled along the Mount of Santa Luzia. The settlement of ''Viana da Foz do Lima'', which it was called when King Afonso III of Portugal issued a foral (''charter'') on 18 July 1258, was a formalization of the 1253 ''Viana'' that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Maria Maior (Funchal)
Santa Maria Maior (Portuguese meaning ''Saint Mary the Great'') is a civil parish in the eastern part of the municipality of Funchal on the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 13,352, in an area of 4.86 km2. History From the initial founding of Funchal, the island of Madeira was peppered with small settlements along the coasts near access to the sea. The settlement that would later take on the name of Santa Maria Maior developed spontaneously from the first homes constructed in 1425. This agglomeration extended from Ribeira do João Gomes until Corpo Santo, along the beachfront, and concentrated around a small temple constructed to the invocation of Santa Maria, or Santa Maria do Calhau as it was briefly known. Santa Maria do Calhau, constructed in 1430, served the congregations east of the bay of Funchal, and was also known as ''Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Baixo'' ( en, Our Lady of the Conception), or simply ''Santa Maria Maior''. The chapel was the seat of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Maria Maior De Lisboa
The Cathedral of Saint Mary Major ( pt, Santa Maria Maior de Lisboa or ''Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Mary Major''), often called Lisbon Cathedral or simply the Sé ('), is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Lisbon, Portugal. The oldest church in the city, it is the seat of the Patriarchate of Lisbon. Built in 1147, the cathedral has survived many earthquakes and has been modified, renovated and restored several times. It is nowadays a mix of different architectural styles. It has been classified as a National Monument since 1910. History Lisbon has been the seat of a bishopric since the 4th century (see Patriarch of Lisbon). After the period of Visigothic domination the city was conquered by the Moors and stayed under Arab control from the 8th to the 12th century, although Christians were allowed to live in Lisbon and its surroundings. In the year 1147, the city was reconquered by an army composed of Portuguese soldiers led by King Afonso Henriques Afonso I of Portug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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