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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon' has mentioned 'Monastery' in the following places:
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| The Jerxc3xb3nimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery (Portuguese: Mosteiro dos Jerxc3xb3nimos, IPA:xc2xa0[muxcax83xcbx88txc9x90jxc9xbeu xc3xb0uxcax83 xcax92xc9xa8xcbx88xc9xbexc9x94nimuxcax83]), is a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the parish of Belxc3xa9m, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal; it was secularised on 28 December 1833 by state decree and its ownership transferred to the charitable institution, Real Casa Pia de Lisboa. | WIKI |
| The monastery is one of the most prominent examples of the Portuguese Late Gothic Manueline style of architecture in Lisbon. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 History 2 Renaissance 2.1 Kingdom 2.2 Republic 3 Republic 4 Architecture 4.1 Church of Santa Maria 4.1.1 Exterior 4.1.1.1 South portal 4.1.1.2 Axial portal 4.1.2 Interior 4.1.3 Lower choir 4.2 Monastery 5 See also 6 References 7 External links | WIKI |
| [4] In 1496, King Manuel petitioned the Holy See for permission to construct a monastery at the site. | WIKI |
| The construction of the monastery and church began on 6 January 1501, and was completed 100 years later. | WIKI |
| Manuel I selected the religious order of Hieronymite monks to occupy the monastery, whose role it was to pray for the King's eternal soul and to provide spiritual assistance to navigators and sailors who departed from the port of Restelo to discover lands around the world. | WIKI |
| [3][2] This the monks did for over four centuries until 1833, when the religious orders were dissolved and the monastery was abandoned. | WIKI |
| The monastery was designed in a manner that later became known as Manueline: a richly ornate architectural style with complex sculptural themes incorporating maritime elements and objects discovered during naval expeditions, carved in limestone. | WIKI |
| Boitaca was responsible for drawing the plans and contracting work on the monastery, the sacristy, and the refectory. | WIKI |
| Several sculptors left their mark on this building: Nicolau Chanterene added depth with his Renaissance themes, while the architect Diogo de Torralva resumed construction of the monastery in 1550, adding the main chapel, the choir, and completing the two stories of the monastery, using only Renaissance motifs. | WIKI |
| On 16 July 1604, Philip of Spain (who ruled after the Iberian Union) made the monastery a royal funerary monument, prohibiting anyone but the royal family and the Hieronymite monks from entering the building. | WIKI |
| [6] In 1640, the prior Bento de Siqueira ordered construction of the monastery's library,[6] where books owned by the Infante Luxc3xads (son of King Manuel I) and others linked to the religious order were deposited. | WIKI |
| With the restoration of Portuguese Independence in 1640, the monastery regained much of its former importance, becoming the burial place for the royal pantheon; within its walls four of the eight children of John IV of Portugal were entombed: the Infante Teodxc3xb3sio (1634xe2x80x931653), the Infanta Joana (1636xe2x80x931653), King Afonso VI (1643xe2x80x931683) and Catarina de Braganxc3xa7a (1638xe2x80x931705). | WIKI |
| The Monastery in the mid-18th century | WIKI |
| The monastery withstood the 1755 Lisbon earthquake without much damage: only the balustrade and part of the high choir were ruined, but they were quickly repaired. | WIKI |
| Restoration work began on the monastery after 1860, starting with the southern faxc3xa7ade under supervision of the architect Rafael Silva e Castro, and in 1898 under Domingos Parente da Silva. | WIKI |
| [7] Similarly and inexplicably, Barret was replaced by the Italian scenery designers Rambois and Cinatti, who had worked on the design of the Sxc3xa3o Carlos Theatre, to continue the remodelling within the monastery in 1867. | WIKI |
| [7] A year later the monastery received the remains of the poet Joxc3xa3o de Deus, later joined by the tombs of Almeida Garret (1902), Sidxc3xb3nio Pais (1918), Guerra Junqueiro (1923) and Texc3xb3filo Braga (1924). | WIKI |
| Further remodelling of the monastery was begun in 1898 subsequent to the work done by Parente da Silva in 1895 on the central annex, now simplified, as well as restoration of the cadeirals (the chairs used by the clergy in religious services), which were completed in 1924 by sculptor Costa Mota. | WIKI |
| As part of the celebrations marking the centenary of modern Portugal in 1939, yet more remodelling was completed in the monastery and tower. | WIKI |
| [8] In 1940 the space in front of the monastery was redesigned for the Portuguese Exposition. | WIKI |
| The Maritime Museum (Museu da Marinha) was inaugurated in the western wing of the monastery in 1963. | WIKI |
| The church and the monastery, like the nearby Torre de Belxc3xa9m and Padrxc3xa3o dos Descobrimentos, symbolise the Portuguese Age of Discovery and are among the main tourist attractions of Lisbon. | WIKI |
| Two major exhibitions took place at the monastery during the 1990s: 4 sxc3xa9culos de pintura (Portuguese: Four Centuries of Paintings), in 1992; and the exposition "Leonardo da Vinci xe2x80x93 um homem xc3xa0 escala do mundo, um Mundo xc3xa0 escala do homem" (Portuguese: Leonardo da Vinci: A Man at the World's Scale, A World at the Scale of Man), in 1998 (which included the Leicester Codex, on temporary loan from Bill Gates). | WIKI |
| On 13 December 2007, the Treaty of Lisbon was signed at the monastery, laying down the basis for the reform of the European Union. | WIKI |
| The ornate side entrance to the monastery was designed by Juan de Castilho and is considered one of the most significant of his time, but is not, in fact, the main entrance to the building. | WIKI |
| Throughout the monastery there are representations of Saint Jerome, in paintings, sculptures and stained glass. | WIKI |
| Boitac built the walls of the church as far as the cornices and then started with the construction of the adjoining monastery. | WIKI |
| Monastery[edit] | WIKI |
| Work on the vast square cloister (55 xc3x97 55 m) of the monastery was begun by Boitac. | WIKI |
| In an addition added to the monastery after the 1850 restoration, the Museu Nacional de Arqueologia (National Archaeological Museum) and the Museu da Marinha (Maritime Museum) were established (in the west wing). | WIKI |
| The monastery was also built to perpetuate the memory of Prince Henry the Navigator. | UNESCO |
| Being symbolically linked to the Age of Discoveries, the monastery still preserves most of its magnificent structures, including its 16th-century Cloister, the friarsxe2x80x99 former Refectory, and the Library. | UNESCO |
| Not far from the monastery, on the banks of the Tagus River, Francisco de Arruda constructed the famous Tower of Belxc3xa9m around 1514, also known as the Tower of St Vincent, patron of the city of Lisbon, which commemorated the expedition of Vasco da Gama and also served to defend the port of Lisbon. | UNESCO |
| At the Monastery, the church maintains its religious services as the parish of Santa Maria de Belxc3xa9m. | UNESCO |
| Of particular mention is the stone workmanship of the Monastery and Tower, where building materials are those used in the original construction. | UNESCO |