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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 (...)
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MonumentsConvento de Santo António dos Capuchos - Castelo BrancoThis convent was built in 1562 by the Mendicant Friars of St. Francis, on the orders of the Commendator of the Order of Christ, Fernando de Menezes. In 1779, queen Maria I established a school here given into the care of Brother José de Dominguiso (...)
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MonumentsConvento de Santo António dos Capuchos - FaroConvent of Santo António dos Capuchos (Saint Anthony of Capuchin) The Convent of Santo António dos Capuchos in Faro dates to the beginning of the 17th century with a simple façade without any outstanding features. On the inside, both the main and (...)
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MonumentsConvento de Santo António do Varatojo - Torres VedrasFounded in 1470 and resulting from a vow and the devotion of the king Dom Afonso V, who gave it to the Order of St. Francis, this monastery was frequently improved and enlarged over the centuries, most notably through the building work carried out (...)
