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Convent of the Capuchos (Sintra)
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The Convent of the Friars Minor Capuchin, popularly known as the Convent of the Capuchos (Portuguese: Convento dos Capuchos), but officially the Convento da Santa Cruz da Serra de Sintra ("Convent of the Holy Cross of the Sintra Mountains"), is a historical convent consisting of small quarters and public spaces located in the civil parish of São Pedro de Penaferrim, in Sintra Municipality, Portugal. Its creation was associated with the Portuguese Viceroy of India, D. João de Castro, and his family, but became a pious community of reclusive clergy that continued to occupy cramped humble spaces in the complex until the religious orders were abolished in Portugal.
Convent of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin | |
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Convento dos Capuchos | |
![]() View of the Terreiro do Fonte, the main internal courtyard of the Convent of Santa Cruz | |
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General information | |
Type | Convent |
Architectural style | Medieval |
Location | São Pedro de Penaferrim |
Town or city | Sintra |
Country | Portugal |
Coordinates | 38°47′3.97″N 9°26′17.72″W |
Opened | 1548 |
Owner | Portuguese Republic |
Technical details | |
Material | Masonry, plaster |
Website | |
http://www.parquesdesintra.pt/index.aspx?p=parksIndex&MenuId=5&Menu0Id=5 |