Convent Of The Incarnation (Lisbon)
Background
At the time of its construction in 1630, during the reign of Philip II of Portugal, the land belonged to Archbishop Aleixo de Meneses. The Commandery of the Military Order of Military Order of St. Benedict of Aviz had used the convent as a meetinghouse. Later in 1643, the Brothers of the Slaves of the Blessed Sacrament began operating in the convent church. In 1734, it suffered from a fire. The nuns relocated to the St. Anthony convent following the Earthquake of 1755, which destroyed parts of the building but returned in 1758 after the restoration was completed.
After the expulsion of religious orders in 1834, it was occupied by the Honorary Commanders of the Order of Avis until the establishment of the Portuguese Republic October 5, 1910.
References
- ^ "Mosteiro de Nossa Senhora da Encarnação - IPA Antigo: PT031106240182". Sistema de Informacao para o Patrimonio Arquitectonico. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
Sources
- SANTANA, Francisco e SUCENA, Eduardo (dir.), Dicionário da História de Lisboa, 1.ª ed., Sacavém, Carlos Quintas & Associados – Consultores, 1994, pp. 336–338.
- Monastery of Our Lady of the Incarnation is in the SIPA database Direção-Geral do Património Cultural
- Convent of the Incarnation, including the church, is in the Ulysses database of the Direção-Geral do Património Cultural