Póvoa do Mileu
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view of church exterior - southwest view
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view of church exterior - west view
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 September 2011 by Alexa Pinto [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Capela_Nossa_Senhora_do_Mileu_4.jpg] [accessed 12 October 2017]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 21519GUA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Capela de Nossa Senhora do Mileu / Santuário de Nossa Senhora do Mileu
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Póvoa do Mileu - Guarda, Portugal
Country Name: Portugal
Location: Guarda, Centro
Directions to Site: Located off (SW) the A23-A25 crossroads, in the NE outskirts of Guarda, ESE of Viseu
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Transitional
Church Notes: although the present church dates to the Transitional period [late-Romanesque or early-Gothis] the entry in SIPA [IPA.00001366] notes the very early origins of this church: "este templo teria raízes mais antigas, provavelmente visigóticas, surgindo sobre estruturas de uma villa romana, que se encontra anexa e parcialmente escavada".
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 40.543622, -7.257256
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 40° 32′ 37.04″ N, 7° 15′ 26.12″ W
UTM: 29T 647577 4489556