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Vera Cruz Church and the Holy Fountain.

Vera Cruz Church and the Holy Fountain.

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Vera Cruz Church and the Holy Fountain.

Name: Vera Cruz Church and the Holy Fountain.
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Location: Vera Cruz, Évora, Portugal

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1. View of Alqueva Reservoir – Monument to Cante Alentejano loop from Cuba

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Olga

March 25, 2023

The Church of Vera Cruz has fragments of the cross of Christ. It is a former monastery of the Order of Malta.

The fragments of the cross were temporarily kept in Vera Cruz because the cathedral of Evora was under construction at the time.

When bringing the fragments back to Evora, the horses refused to advance on the site of the current holy fountain.

Currently, the fragments of the cross are in Vera Cruz and Evora.

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Ludgero Guerreiro🇵🇹

September 11, 2025

A historic parish, very old, in 1257, when D. João Peres de Aboim arrived here, the Monastery of Vera Cruz probably already existed. It is the oldest monument in the municipality and owes its fame to the Relic of the Holy Wood, brought by a knight after the Seventh Crusade.

Like the vast majority of inland Alentejo villages, it has been losing inhabitants.

In 1960, it had over a thousand inhabitants; today, it has less than four hundred.

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Vera Cruz Church and the Holy Fountain.

1. View of Alqueva Reservoir – Monument to Cante Alentejano loop from Cuba

2. Roadbike loop from Bairro Dias de Carvalho

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