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Igreja Convento de Santo António Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 11/26/2023
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Igreja Convento de Santo António

O Convento de Santo Antonio terá sido fundado em 1537 e pertence ao conjunto das Cercas dos Conventos Capuchos da Província da Piedade.

Segundo registos terá sido construído num outro local, próximo do “Tanque dos Mouros”. Este reservatório de água romano terá sido também aproveitado por estes monges capuchos. Entre 1654 e 1662 terá sido construído o imóvel que hoje se encontra junto ao cemitério público.

Típica construção franciscana rural seiscentista, e apesar do voto de pobreza a que a Ordem Capucha obriga, também aqui o Barroco está presente. Como exemplo, podem observar-se alguns elementos artísticos nas portadas marmóreas que existem dentro do edifício, alguns estuques (os que ainda subsistem), os oratórios de talha onde estão as imagens de Santa Bárbara e de Nossa Senhora da Conceição.

The Convent of Santo Antonio was founded in 1537 and belongs to the group of Cercas dos Conventos Capuchos of the Province of Piedade.

According to records, it was built in another location, close to the “Tanque dos Mouros”. This Roman water reservoir was also used by these Capuchin monks. Between 1654 and 1662 the property that today stands next to the public cemetery was built.

Typical rural Franciscan construction from the 17th century, and despite the vow of poverty that the Capucha Order requires, the Baroque style is also present here. As an example, some artistic elements can be seen in the marble shutters that exist inside the building, some stucco (those that still exist), the carved oratories where there are images of Santa Bárbara and Nossa Senhora da Conceição.

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