Regional sacred-site guide
Sacred sites in Leiria
Explore 4 sacred places in Leiria, Portugal, with a regional map and links to detailed site guides.
Traditions in Leiria
Site types in Leiria
Showing 1-4 of 4 sites in this regional guide
Alcobaça Monastery
Alcobaça, Leiria, Portugal
Founded in 1153 by King Afonso Henriques as the mother house of the Cistercian order in Portugal, Alcobaça is the largest church in the country and the burial site of King...
Batalha Monastery
Batalha, Leiria, Portugal
King João I vowed a monastery to the Virgin Mary before the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota, and construction of Batalha continued, on and off, for more than a century...
Convent of Santo Agostinho
Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
On the banks of the Lis River in Leiria, a late-sixteenth-century Augustinian convent gave the city one of its most enduring religious complexes....
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Nazaré
Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal
Above the fishing town of Nazaré, a whitewashed church holds a small wooden statue of the Virgin nursing the infant Christ, venerated for centuries as Our Lady of Nazaré....
Key questions
Leiria sacred-site questions
- How many sacred sites are listed in Leiria?
- This regional guide currently includes 4 sacred sites in Leiria, Portugal.
- Which traditions are represented in Leiria?
- The most represented traditions in the current guide include Christianity.
- Can I view Leiria sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Switch to map view to compare the listed places, then open a site page for coordinates and visiting context.