Convent Of São Gonçalo (Angra Do Heroísmo)
The Convent of São Gonçalo is a Baroque-era convent and church in the historical centre of the city of Angra, civil parish of Sé, municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the Portuguese island of Terceira, in the Azores. It is considered one of the oldest convents in the archipelago, historically housing hundreds of Clarisse sisters, and boasting a reputation for education and fine arts in the Azores, that included classes in music, choral, design, painting and the humanities. History The establishment of the convent dates to 1542, when Brás Pires do Canto obtained a papal bull from Pope Paul III to authorize the first construction of a convent for the Sisters of Angra. Destined for the contemplative orderof Poor Clares it was there that Brás Pires do Canto helped collect his two daughters who had followed the order and one whom eventually became the first abbess. The growth in the number of novices during the 16th and 17th centuries resulted in the expansion of the prim ...
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Angra Do Heroismo
Angra may refer to: Places * Bay of Angra (Baía de Angra), within Angra do Heroísmo on the Portuguese island of Terceira in the archipelago of the Azores * Angra do Heroísmo, a municipality in the Azores, Portugal * Angra dos Reis, a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * Angra Nuclear Power Plant in Brazil * Angra Pequena or Lüderitz Bay in Namibia, Africa * Angra Toldo Other * Angra (band), a Brazilian heavy metal band * Angra (insect), ''Angra'' (insect), a genus of burrowing bugs in the subfamily Sehirinae * Angra labeo, species of fish in the family Cyprinidae * , a number of ships with this name * Angra Mainyu, the destructive spirit (or evil) in the Zoroastrian faith {{disambiguation, geo ...
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