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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Convent of Christ in Tomar' has mentioned 'Christ' in the following places:
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| Convent of ChristConvento de CristoA view of the Convent and Castle complex of TomarGeneral informationTypeMonasteryArchitectural styleManuelineLocationTomar (Sxc3xa3o Joxc3xa3o Baptista) e Santa Maria dos OlivaisTown or cityTomarCountryPortugalCoordinates39xc2xb036xe2x80xb217xe2x80xb3N 8xc2xb025xe2x80xb23xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf39.60472xc2xb0N 8.41750xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 39.60472; -8.41750Coordinates: 39xc2xb036xe2x80xb217xe2x80xb3N 8xc2xb025xe2x80xb23xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf39.60472xc2xb0N 8.41750xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 39.60472; -8.41750Opened1160OwnerPortuguese Republic UNESCO World Heritage SiteOfficialxc2xa0nameConvent of Christ in TomarCriteriaCultural:xc2xa0(i), (vi)Reference265Inscription1983 (7th session) | WIKI |
| The Convent of Christ (Portuguese: Convento de Cristo/Mosteiro de Cristo) is a former Roman Catholic convent in Tomar, Portugal. | WIKI |
| Originally a 12th-century Templar stronghold, when the order was dissolved in the 14th century the Portuguese branch was turned into the Knights of the Order of Christ, that later supported Portugal's maritime discoveries of the 15th century. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 History 1.1 Templars 1.2 Order of Christ 2 Architecture 2.1 Castle 2.2 Church 2.3 Manueline nave 2.4 Cloisters 3 See also 4 References 5 External links | WIKI |
| But, following the dissolution of the Templar Order, on 14 March 1319, and following the request of King Denis of Portugal, Pope John XXII instituted the Order of Christ. | WIKI |
| Order of Christ[edit] | WIKI |
| Following the dissolution of the Templar Order, on 14 March 1319 (following the request of King Denis of Portugal), Pope John XXII instituted the Order of Christ. | WIKI |
| [1] The Templar order had been suppressed during most of Europe from 1312 to 1314, but in Portugal its members, assets, and partly its membership were transferred to the Order of Christ. | WIKI |
| During the internship of Prince Henry the Navigator as its leader (1417xe2x80x931450), the Order of Christ initiated the construction of two cloisters under the direction of master Fernxc3xa3o Gonxc3xa7alves: the Claustro do Cemitxc3xa9rio (Cemetery Cloister) and Claustro das Lavagens (Washing Cloister). | WIKI |
| In 1581, after a succession crisis, the Portuguese Nobility gathered in the Convent of Christ in Tomar and officially recognised Philip II of Spain (Philip I of Portugal) as King. | WIKI |
| The castle and Convent of Christ have examples of Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline and Renaissance architectural styles. | WIKI |
| Floorplan of the church of the Convent of Christ. | WIKI |
| The pillars of the central octagon and the walls of the ambulatory have polychrome statues of saints and angels under exuberant Gothic canopies, while the walls and ceilings of the ambulatory are painted with Gothic patterns and panels depicting the life of Christ. | WIKI |
| From the outside, the rectangular nave is covered by abundant Manueline motifs, including gargoyles, gothic pinnacles, statues and "ropes" that remind the ones used in the ships during the Age of Discovery, as well as the Cross of the Order of Christ and the emblem of King Manuel I, the armillary sphere. | WIKI |
| The so-called Window of the Chapter House (Janela do Capxc3xadtulo), a huge window visible from the Saint Barbara Cloister in the Western faxc3xa7ade of the nave, carries most of the typical Manueline motifs: the symbols of the Order of Christ and of Manuel I, and fantastic and unprecedented elaborations of ropes, corals and vegetal motifs. | WIKI |
| The Convent of Christ has a total of eight cloisters, built in the 15th and 16th centuries. | WIKI |
| The cityscape of Tomar, located in the Centre of Portugal, is dominated to its west by the vast monumental complex of the Convent of Christ as it stands at the top of a hill. | UNESCO |
| Built over the span of five centuries, the Convent of Christ is a testimony to an architecture combining Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline, Renaissance, Mannerist and Baroque elements. | UNESCO |
| In 1356, the Convent became the home of the Order of Christ in Portugal and the rotundaxe2x80x99s decoration reflects the Orderxe2x80x99s wealth. | UNESCO |
| Originally designed as a monument symbolizing the Reconquest, the Convent of the Knights Templar of Tomar (transferred in 1344 to the Knights of the Order of Christ) came to symbolize just the opposite during the Manueline period xe2x80x93 the opening up of Portugal to other civilizations. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (vi): The Convent of Christ in Tomar, originally conceived as a symbolic monument of the Reconquest, became, from the Manueline period, an inverse symbol: that of the opening of Portugal to exterior civilizations. | UNESCO |
| Within the boundaries of the property are located all the elements necessary to express the Outstanding Universal Value of the Convent of Christ, including architecture and decoration from successive periods. | UNESCO |
| The Convent of Christ was classified as a national monument by a Decree published in the government Journal no. | UNESCO |