Monastery of São Vicente de Fora
The Church and Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, meaning "Monastery of St. Vincent Outside the Walls", is a 17th-century church and monastery in the city of Lisbon, Portugal.- Type: Church
- Description: church and monastery in Lisbon
- Also known as: “church de São Vicente de Fora” and “Mosteiro de São Vicente de Fora”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle of São Jorge and Church of Santa Engrácia.
Castle of São Jorge
Photo: Robert Nyman, CC BY 2.0.
São Jorge Castle, sometimes known in English as Saint George's Castle, is a historic castle in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, located in the freguesia of Santa Maria Maior. Castle of São Jorge is situated 510 metres west of Monastery of São Vicente de Fora.
Church of Santa Engrácia
Church
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.
The Church of Santa Engrácia is a 17th-century monument in Lisbon, Portugal. Originally a church, it was converted into the National Pantheon, in which important Portuguese personalities are buried. Church of Santa Engrácia is situated 270 metres east of Monastery of São Vicente de Fora.
Lisbon-Santa Apolónia Station
Railway station
Photo: Yair-haklai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Santa Apolónia Station is the oldest railway terminus in Portugal. It is situated in the civil parish of São Vicente, in the central part of the municipality of Lisbon, on the northern margin of the Tagus River in the historical district of Alfama. Lisbon-Santa Apolónia Station is situated 450 metres east of Monastery of São Vicente de Fora.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include São Vicente de Fora and Alfama.
São Vicente de Fora
Neighborhood
Photo: CorreiaPM, Public domain.
São Vicente de Fora is a former parish in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. At the administrative reorganization of Lisbon on 8 December 2012 it became part of the parish São Vicente.
Alfama
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The Alfama is the oldest neighborhood of Lisbon, spreading on the slope between the São Jorge Castle and the Tagus river. The district includes the freguesias of São Miguel, Santo Estêvão, São Vicente de Fora and part of the two streets, "Freguesia da Sé: Rua do Barão" and "Rua São João da Praça".
Graça
Suburb
Graça is a former parish in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. At the administrative reorganization of Lisbon on 8 December 2012 it became part of the parish São Vicente.
Monastery of São Vicente de Fora
- Categories: monastery, museum, cultural heritage, and religion
- Location: São Vicente, Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Monastery of São Vicente de Fora” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير ساو فيسنتي دي فورا”
- Asturian: “Ilesia de São Vicente de Fora”
- Azerbaijani: “San-Visente-de-Fora monastrı”
- Belarusian: “Сан-Вісенты-ды-Фора”
- Breton: “Manati São Vicente de Fora”
- Catalan: “Convent de Sant Vicenç de Fora”
- Chinese: “城外圣文生修道院”
- Czech: “Klášter São Vicente de Fora v Lisabonu”
- Czech: “Klášter São Vicente de Fora”
- Czech: “klášter svatého Vincenta de Fora v Lisabonu”
- Czech: “Kostel São Vicente de Fora”
- Danish: “Klosteret São Vicente de Fora”
- Dutch: “Klooster van Sao Vicente de Fora”
- Dutch: “Klooster van São Vicente de Fora”
- Esperanto: “Monaĥejo de São Vicente de Fora”
- Finnish: “São Vicente de Foran luostari”
- French: “monastère de Saint-Vincent de Fora”
- French: “Monastère de Saint-Vincent de Fora”
- French: “Monastère de São Vicente de Fora”
- French: “Monastère Saint-Vincent de Fora”
- Galician: “Convento de São Vicente de Fora”
- Galician: “Igrexa de São Vicente de Fora”
- German: “Kirche von São Vicente de Fora”
- German: “Kloster São Vicente de Fora”
- Greek: “Μοναστήρι του Σάο Βισέντε ντε Φόρα”
- Hebrew: “מנזר סאו ויסנטה דה פורה”
- Italian: “monastero di São Vicente de Fora”
- Italian: “Monastero di São Vicente de Fora”
- Japanese: “サン・ヴィセンテ・デ・フォーラ修道院”
- Korean: “상비센트드포라 수도원”
- Macedonian: “Црква Сао Висенте де Фора”
- Maltese: “Monasteru ta‘ São Vicente de Fora”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Klosteret São Vicente de Fora”
- Polish: “Klasztor São Vicente de Fora”
- Portuguese: “Convento de São Vicente de Fora”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de Sao Vicente de Fora”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de São Vicente de Fora”
- Portuguese: “Igreja e Mosteiro de São Vicente de Fora”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro de São Vicente de Fora”
- Portuguese: “Museu do Patriarcado”
- Portuguese: “Paço Patriarcal de São Vicente”
- Russian: “Монастырь Сан-Висенте-де-Фора”
- Russian: “Сан-Висенте-де-Фора”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Vicente (Sao Vicente de Fora)”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Vicente (São Vicente de Fora)”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Vicente de Fora (Lisboa)”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Vicente de Fora”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Vicente de Fora”
- Spanish: “iglesia y monasterio de San Vicente de Fora”
- Swedish: “São Vicente de Fora-klostret”
- Tagalog: “Monasteryo ng São Vicente de Fora”
- Turkish: “São Vicente de Fora Kilisesi”
- Ukrainian: “Монастир Сан-Вісенте-де-Фора”
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