Monastery of Santa Clara
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.- Roman Catholic monastery
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (60 feet)
- …stands 35 metres (115 feet) tall
- …has 5 floors
- …has a hipped roof
- Also known as“Centro Educativo de Santa Clara”“Mosteiro de Santa Clara”“Mosteiro de Santa Clara de Vila do Conde”“Reformatório de Vila do Conde”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Igreja de Santa Clara (Vila do Conde) and Igreja Matriz de Vila do Conde.
Igreja Matriz de Vila do Conde
Igreja Matriz de Vila do Conde is a church in Portugal. Igreja Matriz de Vila do Conde is situated 320 metres northwest of Monastery of Santa Clara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Azurara and Árvore.
Árvore
Árvore is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila do Conde, Portugal. Árvore is situated 2½ km southeast of Monastery of Santa Clara.
Monastery of Santa Clara
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Latitude
41.35245° or 41° 21′ 9″ north
Longitude
-8.73913° or 8° 44′ 21″ west
Open location code
8CHH9726+X8
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OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monastery
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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