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Our Lady Of Placeres Church
The Our Lady of Placeres church (''Igrexa da Nosa Señora dos Praceres'') is a Catholic church in the municipality of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. The church was built at the end of the 19th century in Gothic Revival architecture, neo-Gothic style. The temple is located in the civil parish of Lourizán and was built over a previous chapel at the end of the harbour bar. History The Virgin of Our Lady of the Placeres was venerated in this place since the Middle Ages because it was dangerous for sailors. Ships were warned by a lantern which also served to indicate the jurisdictional waters of Pontevedra. Our Lady of the Placeres helped to overcome the difficulties encountered in crossing the bar of the port. On the other hand, the troops of the corsair Francis Drake did not manage to cross this sandbar located in Lourizán, a fact that the inhabitants of Pontevedra interpreted as a defence of the city by this Virgin. In the eighties of the 19th century, the priest of Lourizán, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontevedra
Pontevedra (, ) is a Spanish city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the ''Comarca'' (County) and Province of Pontevedra, and of the Rías Baixas in Galicia. It is also the capital of its own municipality which is often considered an extension of the actual city. The city is best known for its urban planning, pedestrianisation and the charm of its old town. In recent years, it has been awarded several international awards for its urban quality and quality of life, accessibility and urban mobility policy, like the international European Intermodes Urban Mobility Award in 2013, the 2014 Dubai International Best Practices Award for Sustainable Development awarded by UN-Habitat in partnership with Dubai Municipality and the Excellence Award of the center for Active Design in New York City in 2015, among others. The city also won the European Commission's first prize for urban safety in 2020. Pontevedra's car-free center helped transform it into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
