São Bento Monastery
The Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat, more commonly known as the Mosteiro de São Bento, is a Benedictine abbey located on the Morro de São Bento in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Klaytonoliveira, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: Monday—Friday 7:00 AM—11:00 AM and 2:30 PM—6:00 PM
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: monastery in Rio de Janeiro
- Also known as: “Igreja e Mosteiro de São Bento” and “Mosteiro de São Bento”
- Address: 40 Rua Dom Gerardo, 20090-030
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Tomorrow and Candelária Church.
Museum of Tomorrow
Museum
Photo: Caca Cambalhota, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of Tomorrow is a science museum in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was designed by Spanish neofuturistic architect Santiago Calatrava, and built next to the waterfront at Pier Maua. Museum of Tomorrow is situated 340 metres northwest of São Bento Monastery.
Candelária Church
Church
Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Candelária Church is an important historical Roman Catholic church in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil. It was built and decorated during a long period, from 1775 to the late 19th century. Candelária Church is situated 450 metres south of São Bento Monastery.
Valongo Wharf
Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Valongo Wharf is an old dock located in the port area of Rio de Janeiro, between the current Coelho e Castro and Sacadura Cabral streets. Built in 1811, it was the site of landing and trading of enslaved Africans until 1831, with the blockade of Africa banning the Atlantic slave trade to Brazil. Valongo Wharf is situated 1 km west of São Bento Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saúde and Centro.
Saúde
Suburb
Saúde is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its population in 2000 was 2186. Located on the coast, just north of the historical centre in downtown Rio, west of Praça Mauá and east of Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro, it contains several notable hospitals such as Hospital dos Servidores de Estado and Hospital Pro Matre; the name Saúde means "Health" in Portuguese.
Centro
Suburb
Photo: Thiago Souza, CC0.
Centro is a neighborhood in the Central Region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It represents the financial heart of the city, and the crux of the Central Region.
Centro
Photo: Thiago Souza, CC0.
Rio's Centro is a district in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Centro has most of the city's notable churches and museums, including the Modern Art Museum, as well as many of its most famous bars.
São Bento Monastery
- Categories: abbey, historic site, building, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.89682° or 22° 53′ 49″ southLongitude
-43.17791° or 43° 10′ 41″ westOpen location code
589R4R3C+7ROpenStreetMap ID
way 30775624OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q2820360
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“São Bento Monastery” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Monestir de Sant Benet”
- Catalan: “Mosteiro de São Bento”
- Catalan: “Nostra Senyora de Montserrat de Rio de Janeiro”
- Chinese: “聖本篤修道院”
- Dutch: “Mosteiro de São Bento”
- French: “abbaye Saint-Benoît de Rio de Janeiro”
- French: “Abbaye Saint-Benoît de Rio de Janeiro”
- German: “Benediktinerkloster”
- Italian: “Monastero di San Benedetto”
- Portuguese: “Abadia territorial nossa senhora de monserrate”
- Portuguese: “Abadia Territorial Nossa Senhora de Monserrate”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro de São Bento do Rio de Janeiro”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro de São Bento”
- Russian: “Монастырь Святого Бенедикта”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de San Benito”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Morro de São Bento and Primeiro Distrito Naval.
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