Convento de São Francisco or Convento de Nossa Senhora dos Mártires

Category: Religious Architecture > Convent

District: Beja > Alvito > Alvito > Monte de São Francisco

Diverse Architecture

- Gothic, Renaissance, Mannerist, Baroque and Romantic.

- 18th-century main altarpiece.

- Located in the former Mujadarem Estate, possibly with roots in a Roman villa.

History

- Founded in the 16th century by D. Rodrigo Lobo, Baron of Alvito.

- Also known as the Convent of St. Francis due to the presence of Franciscan religious.

- Important 16th-century construction in the municipality of Alvito.

- Faces deterioration problems, despite its historical and architectural relevance.

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt