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Jeronimos Monastery

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The Jeronimos Monastery, or Hieronymites Monastery, is a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus River in the parish of Belém, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal. It became the necropolis of the Portuguese royal House of Aviz in the sixteenth century, before being secularized by state decree on December 28, 1833 and its ownership transferred to the charitable institution Real Casa Pia de Lisboa.

Facts
Building Type
Monastery 3
Location
Lisbon, Portugal 3
Completed Year
1502 2
Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account
1601 4
Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Monastery / Abbey 2
Connections

Has Building Type

Monastery, Concepts

In Style

Manueline Architecture, Styles and Movements

Begun 1501 under Manuel I with proceeds of the Indies trade, its maritime-themed carved stonework is the defining monument of Manueline architecture, alongside Belem Tower.

Uses Element

Limestone, Architectural Materials
Source Jeronimos Monastery (Wikipedia)
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Portugal

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Sources
1. Jeronimos Monastery (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    The Jerónimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery (Portuguese: Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, pronounced [muʃˈtɐjɾu ðu(ʒ) ʒɨˈɾɔnimuʃ]) is a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the parish of Belém, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal.
  • Uses Element: Limestone, Article text
    For its construction he used calcário de lioz, a gold-coloured limestone quarried from Ajuda, the valley of Alcántara, Laveiras, Rio Seco and Tercena.
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2. Wikidata: Jeronimos Monastery
  • Wikidata Q272781, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q272781, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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3. Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.britannica.com/place/Jeronimos-Monastery, topic identifier
Quote, britannica.com/place/Jeronimos-Monastery, topic identifier
monastery, Lisbon, Portugal
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4. Jeronimos Monastery (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1601)
Quote, Wikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1601)
Wikidata item Q272781, property P1619: 1601
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