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Santa Clara Convent

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Santa Clara Convent
Santa Clara Convent
Santa Clara Convent
Santa Clara Convent
Santa Clara Convent
Santa Clara Convent
Santa Clara Convent
Santa Clara Convent
Santa Clara Convent
Santa Clara Convent
Santa Clara Convent
Santa Clara Convent
Santa Clara Convent
Santa Clara Convent
Santa Clara Convent
Santa Clara Convent
Santa Clara Convent
Santa Clara Convent
Santa Clara Convent
Santa Clara Convent
Santa Clara Convent
Santa Clara Convent
Santa Clara Convent
Santa Clara Convent
Phone:
(408) 748-7000

Address:
Largo Dom Afonso Sanches, Vila do Conde 4480-946, Portugal

Monastery of Santa Clara or Convent of Santa Clara in Vila do Conde, Portugal was one of the biggest and richest feminine convents in Portugal, founded in 1318, by Afonso Sanches and his wife, Teresa Martins Telo.The large historical complex includes the Gothic Santa Clara Church , nearby Manueline late Gothic constructions and the current proper monastery, built in the early phase of the neoclassical style in 1777. The Monastery is located in a hilltop and includes large walls that protect the monastery from the east and the Santa Clara Aqueduct, the second largest aqueduct in Portugal. The monastery is considered a fundamental temple of the Portuguese Gothic architecture North of Douro river.
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