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MonumentsConvento de Cristo e Castelo TemplárioThe Convent of Christ In 1983, UNESCO awarded the classification of world heritage to the Templar Castle and the Convent of the Knights of Christ in Tomar, a unique monument in the history of the western world. Built on a site that was originally (...)
Telephone: +351 249 315 089 / +351 249 313 481
Fax: +351 249 322 730
E-mail: geral@ccristo.dgpc.pt
Website: http://www.conventocristo.gov.pt/
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MonumentsConvento de Jesus em AveiroConvent of Jesus in AveiroThe current façade of the convent dates from the 18th century and includes three doorways with beautiful frontons, bearing the royal coat of arms on the central fronton. The building preserves several former convent areas: (...)
Telephone: +351 234 423 297
Fax: +351 234 421 749
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MonumentsConvento de Jesus - SetúbalIn the Largo de Jesus, in the heart of Setúbal's historic centre, there is the Convent after which the square was named. It was built on the initiative of Justa Rodrigues Pereira, lover of king Manuel I, by collecting a group of Franciscan nuns from (...)
Telephone: +351 265 520 964
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MonumentsConvento de Nossa Senhora da PurificaçãoFounded in the mid-16th century, this convent's estate was regularly enriched through the dowries that it received from its novices, originating from the region's noble families and coming here to take up religious orders. In 1706, due to years of (...)
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MonumentsConvento de Nossa Senhora do Carmo - Figueiró dos Vinhos
Telephone: +351 236 552 178
Fax: +351 236 552 596
E-mail: turismo@cm-figueirodosvinhos.pt
Website: http://www.cm-figueirodosvinhos.pt
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MonumentsConvento de Nossa Senhora do EspinheiroA convent converted into a hotel.According to the legend that surrounds the creation of this convent, Our Lady appeared to a shepherd on a burning hawthorn tree. In 1412, a hermitage was built on the spot, a small oratory erected by a canon from (...)
Telephone: +351 266 788 200
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MonumentsConvento de Santa Clara em ÉvoraConvent of Santa Clara in ÉvoraThe Monastery of Santa Clara was founded in 1452 by the Bishop of Évora, D. Vasco Perdigão.In observance of the rules of St Francis, one of the persons who lived in the convent was Princess D. Joana, daughter of (...)
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MonumentsConvento de Santa Clara - PortalegreThe convent of Santa Clara (Saint Claire), feminine branch of the Order of Saint Francis, was founded in 1376 by Leonor Teles, wife to king Fernando (1367-83). It was built on the site of a royal palace. Originally gothic, it underwent major (...)
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MonumentsConvento de Santa IriaThe Convent of Santa Iria was built in the 16th century, on the site of an ancient building, erected prior to the foundation of the castle. It is located on the banks of the River Nabão, in the site where Saint Iria was martyred, decapitated at the (...)
Telephone: +351 249 322 601
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MonumentsConvento de Santo AgostinhoThe group of buildings that comprise the Convento de Santo Agostinho, situated on the left bank of the River Lis close to Moinho do Papel, consists of the church, monastery, cloister, and the old Seminary building.The monastery was founded in 1579 (...)
