Santa Clara Church and Monastery
The Convent of Santa Clara is a convent of clarisses in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. It was built on the late 15th century to house the daughters of nobility in the island.Photo: DarwIn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: monastery in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
- Also known as: “Convent of Santa Clara”, “Convento de Santa Clara”, and “Igreja e Mosteiro de Santa Clara”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Universo de Memórias João Carlos Abreu and Quinta das Cruzes Museum.
Universo de Memórias João Carlos Abreu
Museum
Photo: DarwIn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Universo de Memórias João Carlos Abreu is a museum.
Casa-Museu Frederico de Freitas
Museum
Photo: DarwIn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Casa-Museu Frederico de Freitas is a museum, which is situated 100 metres southeast of Santa Clara Church and Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include São Pedro and Sé.
São Pedro
Suburb
Photo: Luke H. Gordon, CC BY 2.0.
São Pedro is a civil parish in the municipality of Funchal in the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 7,273, in an area of 1.49 km². São Pedro is located north of Sé and central to the municipality, surrounded by the parishes of Santo António, Santa Luzia, Imaculado Coração de Maria, São Roque and São Martinho.
Sé
Suburb
Photo: Michael Gaylard, CC BY 2.0.
Sé is a civil parish in the municipality of Funchal, on the island of Madeira, Portugal. It includes the historical centre of Funchal. The population in 2011 was 2,656, in an area of 3.82 km².
Imaculado Coração de Maria
Suburb
Photo: Dr. Thomas Liptak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Imaculado Coração de Maria is a civil parish in the municipality of Funchal in the archipelago of Madeira. Imaculado Coração de Maria, which is Portuguese for The Immaculate Heart of Mary, is a suburb of Funchal.
Santa Clara Church and Monastery
- Categories: monastery, kindergarten, convent, cultural heritage, religious building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Funchal (São Pedro), Funchal, Madeira, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude
32.65055° or 32° 39′ 2″ northLongitude
-16.91311° or 16° 54′ 47″ westOpen location code
8C45M32P+6QOpenStreetMap ID
node 300363360OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q12029520
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Santa Clara Church and Monastery” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Santa Clara komentua”
- Czech: “Klášter Santa Clara”
- Dutch: “Kerk en klooster van Santa Clara”
- French: “couvent Santa Clara”
- French: “Couvent Santa Clara”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Convento de Santa Clara”
- Portuguese: “Convento de Santa Clara”
- Portuguese: “Igreja e Mosteiro de Santa Clara”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Nossa Senhora Conceição”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Santa Clara”
- Turkish: “Santa Clara Manastırı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Direção Regional de Estatística da Madeira and Miradouro da Quinta das Cruzes.
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