Penafirme Convent
Penafirme Convent was an ancient Augustinian monastery located on the border of Póvoa de Penafirme, in the parish of A dos Cunhados e Maceira, Lisbon District, Portugal.Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: cultural heritage monument in Torres Vedras, Portugal
- Also known as: “Convento de Nossa Senhora da Graça de Penafirme (ruínas), junto à foz da Ribeira do Sorraia”, “Convento de Penafirme”, “Convento velho de Penafirme”, and “Ruins of the Old Convent of Penafirme”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Capela de Santa Helena and Azenha de Santa Cruz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vimeiro and Silveira.
Vimeiro
Village
Vimeiro is a freguesia in the municipality of Lourinhã in west-central Portugal. It is in the District of Lisboa. The population in 2011 was 1,470, in an area of 7.08 km².
Silveira
Village
Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Silveira is a parish in the municipality of Torres Vedras in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,530, in an area of 24.97 km2. It is bordered by the parishes of São Pedro da Cadeira to the south, Ponte do Rol to the east, A dos Cunhados e Maceira to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
Penafirme Convent
- Categories: monastery, cultural heritage, recreation area, and historic site
- Location: A dos Cunhados, Torres Vedras, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
39.1636° or 39° 9′ 49″ northLongitude
-9.3558° or 9° 21′ 21″ westOperator
Sem afectaçãoOpen location code
8CFG5J7V+CMOpenStreetMap ID
way 271018625OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q66814490
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In Other Languages
“Penafirme Convent” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Convento de Nossa Senhora da Assunção de Penafirme”
- Portuguese: “Convento de Nossa Senhora da Assunção”
- Portuguese: “Convento de Nossa Senhora da Graça de Penafirme (ruínas), junto à foz da Ribeira do Sorraia”
- Portuguese: “Convento de Penafirme”
- Portuguese: “Ruínas do Convento de Penafirme”
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