Church and former Convent of Grilo, Church and former Convent of Grilos, Retreat of Our Lady of Amparo or Retreat of Grilo.

Category: Religious Architecture > Church

District: Lisboa > Lisboa > Lisboa > Beato

Location

Beato parish, in Lisbon.

Classification

Property of Public Interest since 2002.

History

, Founded by the Discalced Brothers of Saint Augustine in 1663.

, Construction began in 1666.

, Fire in 1683 that destroyed the original church.

, Subsequent reconstruction.

, Slightly affected by the 1755 earthquake.

, Extinction of religious orders in 1834.

, Transformation into the Recolhimento de Nossa Senhora do Amparo (Shelter of Our Lady of Amparo).

, Part of the building converted for the food industry in 1897.

Architecture

, Baroque style.

, Entrance with a three-arched galilee.

, Single nave with eight chapels.

, 18th-century chancel with images of Nossa Senhora do Monte Olivete (Our Lady of Mount Olivete), São Bartolomeu (Saint Bartholomew), and Santo Agostinho (Saint Augustine).

, 18th-century tiles in good condition, depicting religious, court, riding, hunting, and field scenes.

Other Names

, Convento de Nossa Senhora da Conceição do Monte Olivete (Convent of Our Lady of the Conception of Mount Olivete).

, Igreja Paroquial de São Bartolomeu do Beato (Parish Church of Saint Bartholomew of Beato) (since 1835).

Sources: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convento_do_Grilo

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