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Igreja Paroquial de Nossa Senhora da Luz (Gaula)

🏘️ Santa Cruz · Gaula · Povo

The seat of the parish of Gaula, built in the mid-eighteenth century on the rubble of the old church, destroyed in the 1848 earthquake. It keeps a historic bell of about 120 kg given by King João V and a set of liturgical objects including a fifteenth-century processional cross. The feasts of Nossa Senhora da Luz are held here every September and draw people from all over the island.

  • Santa Cruz
  • Gaula
  • Bell from King João V
GPS
32.67474, -16.81132
🧭 Getting there
The place stands in the locality of Povo, parish of Gaula (Santa Cruz).
Services within 1.5 km4

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