Igreja de Santa Maria de Alcáçova

Name: Igreja de Santa Maria de Alcáçova
Address: R. Arco do Miradeiro 6 2, 7350-057 Elvas, Portugal, Elvas, Portugal

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Address :	R. Arco do Miradeiro 6 2, 7350-057 Elvas, Portugal
Website :	http://www.cm-elvas.pt/
Categories :	Catholic church ,
City :	Elvas

R. Arco do Miradeiro 6 2, 7350-057 Elvas, Portugal

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J	João Maneta on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Uma igreja muito bonita e conservada A very beautiful and preserved church
N	Nieves Avilés on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No está abierta ningún día del año según nos dijeron. En su parte exterior está muy bien. It is not open any day of the year as we were told. On the outside it is very good.
J	Jose Carlos Gago on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Fue construida en el año 1230 a raíz de la conquista de Elvas por el rey Sancho II. El edificio se levantó sobre la principal mezquita de Elvas la cual pudo haber sido edificada en el siglo VIII. La iglesia sufrió múltiples transformaciones que fueron ocultando los vestigios árabes los cuales casi desaparecieron con el tiempo. Solamente queda unos restos del minarete en forma de nicho en el muro lateral derecho de la iglesia, que está orientado hacia La Meca. Inicialmente el patronato regio de la iglesia fue donado a la Orden de Avis por el rey portugués don Dinis, el rey trovador. Durante los siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII la iglesia tuvo bastantes remodelaciones hasta quedar como se la puede ver en la actualidad. It was built in 1230 as a result of the conquest of Elvas by King Sancho II. The building was built over the main Elvas mosque, which may have been built in the 8th century. The church underwent multiple transformations that were hiding the Arab vestiges which almost disappeared with time. Only a few remains of the niche-shaped minaret remain on the right side wall of the church, which faces Mecca. Initially the royal patronage of the church was donated to the Order of Avis by the Portuguese king Don Dinis, the troubadour king. During the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the church underwent many renovations until it was as it can be seen today.
A	Antonio Coelho on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Esta igreja é criada a partir da mesquita onde ainda se vê, no exterior o mirhab, orientado para Córdova. O seu interior foi profundamente modificado, tendo sido criada, em tempos recentes uma sacristia onde anteriormente se situava o altar-mor, perdendo a igreja a profundidade que tinha. Como pontos de interesse tem no o túmulo onde estão sepultados os bisavós do Vasco da Gama. Ainda na sacristia, tem duas pinturas de Luis de Morales, tristemente maltratadas. Uma pena! No exterior pode ver-se a cisterna muçulmana, que tem não motivo especial de interesse se não fosse o facto de estar, por qualquer fenómeno não identificado, sempre cheia de água. This church is created from the mosque where the mirhab, oriented towards Cordoba, can still be seen outside. Its interior has been profoundly modified, and in recent times a sacristy was created where the main altar was previously located, the church losing its depth. As points of interest there is the tomb where Vasco da Gama's great-grandparents are buried. Still in the sacristy, there are two paintings by Luis de Morales, sadly mistreated. A feather! Outside, you can see the Muslim cistern, which is of no special interest if it were not for the fact that, for any unidentified phenomenon, it was always full of water.
カ	カスキーリョマルコ on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Ficava dentro do amuralhado arábe e terá sido inicialmente uma Mesquita. O bispo de Évora mandou-a purificar depois do estabelecimento dos cristãos em Elvas. Em 1271 era pertença da coroa. O rei D. Dinis doou o espaço a Ordem Militar de Aviz. Esta igreja teve várias remodelações ao longo dos séculos. As mais recentes foram nos séculos XVI, XVII, XVIII e XIX. Pena se encontrar fechada. It was located inside the Arab walls and was initially a Mosque. The bishop of Évora ordered it to be purified after the establishment of the Christians in Elvas. In 1271 it was owned by the crown. King D. Dinis donated the space to the Military Order of Aviz. This church has undergone several renovations over the centuries. The most recent were in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Too bad it's closed.