Convent of the Capuchos
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The Convent of the Capuchos is a small 16th-century Franciscan monastery near Sintra, Portugal, famed for its extreme simplicity, cork-lined cells, and harmonious integration into the surrounding forested landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Convent of the Capuchos canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Franciscan monastery
ⓘ
convent ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Convento da Santa Cruz da Serra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Convento dos Capuchos NERFINISHED ⓘ Cork Convent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Mannerist
ⓘ
vernacular architecture ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Holy Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedTo | blend with natural rock formations ⓘ |
| floorCount | 1 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Álvaro de Castro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn |
1560s
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cells
ⓘ
chapel ⓘ cloister ⓘ courtyards ⓘ kitchen ⓘ refectory ⓘ rock-hewn passages ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
austerity
ⓘ
cork-lined cells ⓘ extreme simplicity ⓘ harmonious integration into the surrounding forest ⓘ small dimensions of its spaces ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lisbon District
NERFINISHED
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Sintra NERFINISHED ⓘ Sintra Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Sintra-Cascais Natural Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInForest | Sintra-Cascais Natural Park woodland ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Sintra, Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
cork
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | Parques de Sintra – Monte da Lua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cultural Landscape of Sintra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryConstructionPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| religiousOrder | Franciscans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
asceticism
ⓘ
contemplative life ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1995 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
monastic life
ⓘ
religious retreat ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.