Convento de São Bernardino (Câmara de Lobos)

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Church of the monastery with outbuildings

The Convento de São Bernardino de Sena , in short Convento de São Bernardino (German Monastery of São Bernardino de Sena ) is a church and a monastery of the Franciscan Order , was founded in 1459 and is located in the municipality of Câmara de Lobos of the autonomous region of Madeira , Portugal . It was named after Saint Bernardine of Siena . The ensemble has been under monument protection level VL - Valor Local since 1996. The convent is now also the seat of the parish church of Santa Cecília.

The monastery was originally an oratory with only three monks: Brother Gil de Carvalho, João Afonso and Martinho Afonso. As the number of monks increased, it was decided to build a monastery on a donated property. The monastery was founded in 1459. Due to its proximity to a river, the original wooden building was devastated by a flood. The subsequent reconstruction led to improvements in the structural conditions and the organization of the monastery. The monastery was the first Franciscan monastery founded outside of Funchal.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Monumentos. Retrieved July 12, 2019 .
  2. ↑ CÂMARA DE LOBOS - DICIONÁRIO COROGRÁFICO: Igreja Paroquial de Santa Cecília. Retrieved July 12, 2019 .
  3. ^ Maria Filomena Carvalho, Joana Braga: Convento de São Bernardino de Câmara de Lobos: catálogo. Torre do Tombo, Lisboa 2017, p. 4.
  4. ↑ CÂMARA DE LOBOS. Camara de Lobos, accessed July 12, 2019 (Portuguese).

Coordinates: 32 ° 39 ′ 16.1 ″  N , 16 ° 58 ′ 27.1 ″  W.