Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Santarém
 | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Portuguese. (September 2011) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
| Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption | |
|---|---|
| Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição | |
 | |
 | |
| Location | Santarém |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption [1] (Template:Lang-pt) also called Santarém Cathedral[2] formerly known as Church of Our Lady of Conception, it is located in the historic center of Santarém, more precisely in the parish of São Salvador in Portugal.[3][4]
This Jesuit temple, dating from the seventeenth century, was erected on the site where the royal palace of the Alcazaba Nova, which was abandoned since the time of King John II. Later, with the expulsion of the Jesuits from Portugal, by order of the Marquis of Pombal, the building began to host the Patriarchal Seminary after donating D. Maria I, and remained so until the twentieth century.
When the creation of the Diocese of Santarém, in 1975 ensued, the church was elevated to the status of cathedral.
The Diocesan Museum of Santarem is located in the Episcopal Palace, a building next to the Cathedral of Santarém.
See also
References
- ^ Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Santarém
- ^ "Monumentos". Retrieved 2016-09-09.
- ^ Ideias, Terra das. "Evolução Histórico - Artística - Rota das Catedrais". www.rotadascatedrais.com. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
- ^ "Catedral de Santarém". Guia da Cidade (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-09-09.
| Ecclesiastical province of Braga |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Ecclesiastical province of Évora | ||
| Ecclesiastical province of Lisbon | ||
1 Metropolitan cathedral 2 Patriarchal cathedral 3 Co-cathedral 4 No longer used as cathedral | ||
39°13′59″N 8°41′12″W / 39.23306°N 8.68667°W
 | This article about a church building or other Christian place of worship in Portugal is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |