São Pedro de Alcântara was a

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monastery in the

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district of

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, founded in the late 17th century. It is a large

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building, with a highly decorated chapel. The monastery was established by

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, who promised to build the monastery if he prevailed in the

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. When the religious orders, convents, and monasteries in Portugal were closed by the government in 1833, the monastery buildings were handed over to the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (a society charged with helping the old, the sick, and abandoned or orphaned children). At present the Santa Casa uses the buildings as a home for young girls.

Location/address

Rua de São Pedro de Alcântara at Rua Luisa Todi in Lisbon. Instituto São Pedro de Alcântara
Rua Luisa Todi, 1
1200-245 Lisbon

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sao Pedro De Alcantara Franciscan monasteries in Portugal Monastery Sao Pedro Alcantara History of Lisbon Christian monasteries in Portugal Christianity in Lisbon