Mosteiro De São Bento

	Mosteiro De São Bento Mosteiro, Portuguese for ''monastery'', may refer to the following places in Portugal: * Mosteiro (Lajes das Flores), a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes das Flores, Azores * Mosteiró (Santa Maria da Feira), a parish in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira * Mosteiro (Oleiros), a civil parish in the municipality of Oleiros * Mosteiro (Torre de Dona Chama), a village in the parish of Torre de Dona Chama * Mosteiro (Vieira do Minho), a parish in the municipality of Vieira do Minho * Mosteiró (Vila do Conde), a parish in the municipality of Vila do Conde See also * Mosteiros (other) Mosteiros, Portuguese for ''monasteries'', may refer to the following places: __NOTOC__ Cape Verde Mosteiros, Cape Verde, a town on the island of Fogo Mosteiros, Cape Verde (municipality), a municipality on the island of Fogo Portugal Mosteiros ... {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Mosteiro (Lajes Das Flores) Mosteiro is the smallest civil parish in the municipality of Lajes das Flores on the Portuguese island of Flores, in the archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2021 was 19, in an area of . History Its toponymy has been debated by historians, although some theories suggest that it was named for the comparable civil parish on the island of São Miguel. The first colonists, motivated to settle here by a man named João Soares, were settlers from the region of Mosteiros, renaming this zone in its honour. In 1676, the locality of Mosteiro was de-annexed from the parish of Lajes das Flores and included in the ecclesiastical parish of the Fajãs, with its seat in the parish of ''Nossa Senhora dos Remédios da Fajanzinha''. The adventurer António de Freitas, former seminarian, had emigrated to China, where he made his fortune. Returning from his life in the Far East in 1846, he ordered the construction of the Parochial Church of Mosteiro, in the invocation of the ''Holy Trinity' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mosteiró (Santa Maria Da Feira) Mosteiro, Portuguese for ''monastery'', may refer to the following places in Portugal: * Mosteiro (Lajes das Flores), a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes das Flores, Azores * Mosteiró (Santa Maria da Feira), a parish in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira * Mosteiro (Oleiros), a civil parish in the municipality of Oleiros, Portugal, Oleiros * Mosteiro (Torre de Dona Chama), a village in the parish of Torre de Dona Chama * Mosteiro (Vieira do Minho), a parish in the municipality of Vieira do Minho * Mosteiró (Vila do Conde), a parish in the municipality of Vila do Conde See also * Mosteiros (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Oleiros, Portugal Oleiros () is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,721, in an area of 471.09 km2. The present mayor is José Santos Marques, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is the Monday after the 2nd Sunday of August. Economy Built in 2006, a wind farm (Pinhal Interior Wind Farm) operates in Oleiros, comprising a 54 MW power generation capacity. Population Oleiros has a total population of 5,271 in 2011. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 10 civil parishes (''freguesias''): * Álvaro * Amieira - Oleiros * Cambas * Estreito - Vilar Barroco * Isna * Madeirã * Mosteiro * Orvalho * Sarnadas de São Simão * Sobral Notable people * Father António de Andrade (1580 – 1634) a Jesuit priest and explorer; a missionary in India, 1600–1634; the first known European to cross the Himalayas and reach Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Torre De Dona Chama Torre de Dona Chama is a Portuguese civil parish in the Mirandela Municipality and district of Bragança, in the Trás-os-Montes region of northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,105, in an area of 27.68 km². History Settled prior to the establishment of a Kingdom of Portugal, its name is derived from two precepts: the existence of a tower ( pt, Torre), whose owner was a local lady (where ''Dona Chama'' is the ''Lady Chama''). Historical etymology suggests that the latter surname ''Chama'' was actually derived from ''Flâmula'', altered to ''Châmoa'' before taking on this name. Medieval chancelleries refer to the region as ''Turris de Domina Flanmula'', and by the 13th century, the foral issued by King Denis indicated the area as ''Torre de Dona Climâmoa''. Some historians indicate there is a certain coincidence between the noblewoman, Dona Châmoa Rodrigues, who lived there in 960, and consequently consider her the founder of the locality. There are clear archeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vieira Do Minho Vieira do Minho (, ) is a municipality in the district of Braga, in the north of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 12,997, in an area of 216.44 km². The present mayor is António Cardoso, elected by a coalition between PSD and the CDS–PP. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 16 civil parishes (''freguesias''): * Anissó e Soutelo * Anjos e Vilar do Chão * Caniçada e Soengas * Cantelães * Eira Vedra * Guilhofrei * Louredo * Mosteiro * Parada do Bouro * Pinheiro * Rossas * Ruivães e Campos * Salamonde * Tabuaças * Ventosa e Cova * Vieira do Minho General information Vieira do Minho is essentially a rural municipality. Along with the town of Vieira do Minho, the seat of the municipality, the other major location in the municipality is the town of with 2,071 inhabitants. Notable people * Senhorinha of Basto (942–982) a Portuguese Benedictine abbess An abbess (Latin: ''abbatissa''), also known as a mother superior, is the female ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Vila Do Conde Vila do Conde (, ; "the Count's Town") is a municipality in the Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 79,533, in an area of 149.03 km². The urbanized area of Vila do Conde, which includes the parishes of Vila do Conde, Azurara and Árvore, represent 36,137 inhabitants. Vila do Conde is interlinked to the north with Póvoa de Varzim, forming a single urban agglomeration which is a part of the Porto Metropolitan Area. The town is on the Portuguese Way of the Camino de Santiago. History Vila do Conde is one of the oldest settlements in northern Portugal. Geological artifacts dating to the Paleolithic have been discovered in sites in the parishes of Modivas, Malta, and Labruge dating from 100,000 to 15,000 years. In other parishes there have also been discoveries of implements and mounds dating back to the Bronze Age and Neolithic periods indicating a period of transition between forging and sedimentary civilizations. Its origins date back to the founding of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]