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Balazar (or Balasar) is one of the seven parishes of the municipality of
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 11.61 km². Each year thousands of pilgrims and many other
The parish became famous in 2004, after the beatification of Alexandrina Maria da Costa by Pope John Paul II, on April 25 of that year. Pilgrimages to the parish's church where Alexandrina's body rests was already common, became more popular and the church is studying if it will make a shrine to Alexandrina, depending on number of pilgrims and if she is declared a saint.
Civil Parish of Balazar
Sanctuary of Balazar
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Póvoa de Varzim
Póvoa de Varzim (, ) is a Portuguese city in Northern Portugal and sub-region of Greater Porto, from its city centre. It sits in a sandy coastal plain, a cuspate foreland, halfway between the Minho and Douro rivers. In 2001, there were 63,470 ...
. The population in 2011 was 2,543,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 11.61 km². Each year thousands of pilgrims and many other
tourists
Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism mo ...
visit the Sanctuary of Blessed Alexandrina of Balazar.
History
It was an ecclesiastical parish in Barcelos until 1836, when it became a civil unit and transferred to Póvoa de Varzim. In 1853 it was transferred to Vila Nova de Famalicão, but Póvoa de Varzim town hall request it to be returned, and was transferred back to Póvoa two years later.
The parish became famous in 2004, after the beatification of Alexandrina Maria da Costa by Pope John Paul II, on April 25 of that year. Pilgrimages to the parish's church where Alexandrina's body rests was already common, became more popular and the church is studying if it will make a shrine to Alexandrina, depending on number of pilgrims and if she is declared a saint.
Geography
Balazar is located 14 km east of downtown Póvoa de Varzim; and bordersRates
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to the west and the municipalities of Barcelos, Vila Nova de Famalicão, and Vila do Conde.
Localities
The parish is divided into several localities (''lugares'' or ''localidades''): Agrelos,Além
Além (in English, ''Beyond'') is a Portuguese hamlet located in the parish of Balazar, Póvoa de Varzim
Póvoa de Varzim (, ) is a Portugal, Portuguese city in Norte Region, Portugal, Northern Portugal and sub-region of Greater Porto, from its ...
, Bouça Velha, Calvário, Caminho Largo, Casal, Covilhã, Cruz, Escariz, Fontaínhas
Fontaínhas is a Portuguese hamlet located between the parishes of Balazar and Rates in Póvoa de Varzim
Póvoa de Varzim (, ) is a Portugal, Portuguese city in Norte Region, Portugal, Northern Portugal and sub-region of Greater Porto, from it ...
, Gandra, Gestrins
Gestrins is a Portuguese hamlet located in the parish of Balazar, Póvoa de Varzim
Póvoa de Varzim (, ) is a Portugal, Portuguese city in Norte Region, Portugal, Northern Portugal and sub-region of Greater Porto, from its city centre. It sits ...
, Gresufes, Guardinhos, Lousadelo, Matinho, Monte Tapado, Outeiro, Quinta, Telo, Terra Ruim, Vela, and Vila Pouca.
See also
*First Thursdays Devotion
The First Thursdays Devotion, also called the Act of Reparation to the Wounds of Jesus and to the Holy Eucharist, is a Catholic devotion to offer acts of reparation. It is based on purported apparitions of Christ at Balazar, Portugal, reported ...
References
External links
Civil Parish of Balazar
Sanctuary of Balazar
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