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Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira

Coordinates: 41°26′34″N 8°17′34″W / 41.44278°N 8.29278°W / 41.44278; -8.29278
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Exterior of Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira

Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira is a collegiate church in Guimarães, Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.

History

The church was founded as a double monastery in about 949 by Countess Mumadona Dias, the widow of Count Hermenegildo González. It was donated to the Catholic Church by King Ramiro II. In 1074/1075, Pope Gregory VII prohibited double monasteries and by 1089 the monastery transitioned to a single monastery. Around 1139, the monastery was turned into the collegiate church Colegiada de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira [pt]. The collegiate church was shut down in 1911, but reopened in 1967.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Igreja e Colegiada de Guimarães / Igreja Paroquial de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira / Museu Alberto Sampaio". monumentos.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Sistema de Informacao para o Patrimonio Arquitectonico. Retrieved 23 August 2023.

41°26′34″N 8°17′34″W / 41.44278°N 8.29278°W / 41.44278; -8.29278