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GPS 38.54905990726761, -8.909224067524361
The origins of the Convent of the Capuchos of Alferrara (Our Lady of the Conception of the Franciscan Friars Capuchos of Alferrara) date back to the year 1383, founded by Arrábidos monks, belonging to the Franciscan branch of the strictest observance, devoted to silence, contemplation and the highest poverty. The convent is located in Serra dos Gaiteiros, in the middle of the Arrábida mountain range natural park, enjoying unique environmental and landscape conditions, notably the abundance of water, the ultimate reason why the Capuchin friars settled in this place. After the extinction of religious orders in Portugal, in 1834, it was abandoned and progressive degradation led to a state of ruin. Between 2010 and 2012, AMRS (Association of Municipalities of the Setúbal Region) promoted a stabilization plan for the buildings (and the layout of a tourist route) with a view to reflecting on a future rehabilitation plan for this heritage complex.
Rehabilitation
The intervention carried out is part of an extensive phased recovery process of the Convents of Alferrara. At this moment, São Paulo presents the essential conditions for its use and fruition. Guided tours, meetings around heritage and cultural events are some of the AMRS initiatives.
Description
Square plan, consisting of the church, dwelling house, cloister and convent dependencies; volumes articulated in juxtaposition, arranged horizontally, with the simple mass of a shed. Differentiated gable roof coverings over the church, of which traces remain, and terrace over the cloister. CHURCH: main façade facing SE., with a single panel delimited by pilasters, opened in the center by a rectangular portal crowned by a cornice and topped by a large barred window with a curved apron, which interrupts the cornice spilling over to the gable, with the upper angles interrupted and adorned by a curved cornice; the finish is in a cut gable with volutes and traces of ornament at the top. The façade to SO. it consists of two panels that correspond, one to the nave, blind, and another to the chancel, where a door with direct access to the convent is opened; the crowning cornice is finished. The chevet façade is smooth, pierced by a circular oculus, for lighting, with a cornice finish; the right side façade is adjacent to the house. INTERIOR with a single nave and a narrower and lower chancel, with a barrel vault roof resting on a cornice, with metal rods supporting the wall in the nave. The nave walls are opened by access doors to the pulpits, one on each side, placed frontally, of which there are only traces (frames and basin in stonework). Two collateral chapels, on the surface, are located next to the round triumphal arch resting on two cantilevers, flanked by two niches giving access, through a step, to the chancel which has a landing where the high altar and the altar would rest (disappeared); to the right of the chancel, a round arch resting on Tuscan pilasters gives access to a chapel with a front wall pierced by a lunette with curved and straight segments, covered in a barrel vault; on the left side there is a door to the convent. The floor of the temple is raised and turned over, with various scattered stonework. CONVENT: it develops to the left of the church and, in addition to the cloister, there are other remains, smooth wall panels with some fenestration and leaking doors framed with stonework in straight or curved lintels, a series of corbels where a shed would be placed, the terrace over the cloister galleries; the INTERIOR is different, it is divided into corridors covered in a barrel vault and other compartments, with isolated round arches connecting them; the cloister has a quadrangular plan, with an uncovered courtyard delimited by columns, forming 4 galleries around it, with 4 sets of fasciculated pillars between which Tuscan pillars stand, where round arches rest; the walls of the galleries are smooth, opened by access doors to the corridors and compartments of the convent, with two accesses by stairs to the outside, with the roof in cross vault. EDICULA WITH FOUNTAIN: quadrangular plan, simple, regular, simple mass, with domed roof. Main façade facing SE., pierced by a round arch resting on smooth pilasters with impost; INTERIOR with a single space, with a niche in the front wall, and a fountain with the remains of a small water tank, and a low bench, running, around the walls; the roof is in a sail vault with pendants; there are traces of blue and white tile covering on the benches and part of the ceiling height of the walls; the rest of the wall and dome are covered with polychrome embroidered decoration. On the outside, there are traces of walls clad in single-figure tiles in blue and white. DWELLING HOUSE: adjacent to the right of the church, it has a quadrangular, simple, regular plan, with a simple mass, with a vertical layout and traces of the roof covering. The main façade faces SE., has a slightly prominent base, develops in a single panel laterally defined by pilasters, divided into 3 floors, each one with 2 bays; on the ground floor there are 2 doors; the middle floor - noble floor - and the upper floor are divided by a frieze, opening in each one 2 bay windows with ironwork guardrails, on the same axes as the ground doors; the upper lintels are differentiated from each other on each floor; the finish is cornice. MOINHO DE NORA: with a quadrangular plan, it adapts to the unevenness of the land, showing 2 floors on the main facade and a floor on the rear facade, both developing in single sections, pierced on the main facade by a door and a window superimposed on the same axis and, on the opposite one, by a door that gives access to the upper floor; the ends are in an angular gable and the roof would be 2 waters, of which only traces remain; on the side walls there is a small window for passing through the shaft of the waterwheel; parallel to the wall of the house there are traces of the wall and the water gutter; the INTERIOR is a differentiated space, with 2 floors, with traces of the home with a chimney.
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Versão portuguesa aqui.
GPS 38.54905990726761, -8.909224067524361
The origins of the Convent of the Capuchos of Alferrara (Our Lady of the Conception of the Franciscan Friars Capuchos of Alferrara) date back to the year 1383, founded by Arrábidos monks, belonging to the Franciscan branch of the strictest observance, devoted to silence, contemplation and the highest poverty. The convent is located in Serra dos Gaiteiros, in the middle of the Arrábida mountain range natural park, enjoying unique environmental and landscape conditions, notably the abundance of water, the ultimate reason why the Capuchin friars settled in this place. After the extinction of religious orders in Portugal, in 1834, it was abandoned and progressive degradation led to a state of ruin. Between 2010 and 2012, AMRS (Association of Municipalities of the Setúbal Region) promoted a stabilization plan for the buildings (and the layout of a tourist route) with a view to reflecting on a future rehabilitation plan for this heritage complex.
Rehabilitation
The intervention carried out is part of an extensive phased recovery process of the Convents of Alferrara. At this moment, São Paulo presents the essential conditions for its use and fruition. Guided tours, meetings around heritage and cultural events are some of the AMRS initiatives.
Description
Square plan, consisting of the church, dwelling house, cloister and convent dependencies; volumes articulated in juxtaposition, arranged horizontally, with the simple mass of a shed. Differentiated gable roof coverings over the church, of which traces remain, and terrace over the cloister. CHURCH: main façade facing SE., with a single panel delimited by pilasters, opened in the center by a rectangular portal crowned by a cornice and topped by a large barred window with a curved apron, which interrupts the cornice spilling over to the gable, with the upper angles interrupted and adorned by a curved cornice; the finish is in a cut gable with volutes and traces of ornament at the top. The façade to SO. it consists of two panels that correspond, one to the nave, blind, and another to the chancel, where a door with direct access to the convent is opened; the crowning cornice is finished. The chevet façade is smooth, pierced by a circular oculus, for lighting, with a cornice finish; the right side façade is adjacent to the house. INTERIOR with a single nave and a narrower and lower chancel, with a barrel vault roof resting on a cornice, with metal rods supporting the wall in the nave. The nave walls are opened by access doors to the pulpits, one on each side, placed frontally, of which there are only traces (frames and basin in stonework). Two collateral chapels, on the surface, are located next to the round triumphal arch resting on two cantilevers, flanked by two niches giving access, through a step, to the chancel which has a landing where the high altar and the altar would rest (disappeared); to the right of the chancel, a round arch resting on Tuscan pilasters gives access to a chapel with a front wall pierced by a lunette with curved and straight segments, covered in a barrel vault; on the left side there is a door to the convent. The floor of the temple is raised and turned over, with various scattered stonework. CONVENT: it develops to the left of the church and, in addition to the cloister, there are other remains, smooth wall panels with some fenestration and leaking doors framed with stonework in straight or curved lintels, a series of corbels where a shed would be placed, the terrace over the cloister galleries; the INTERIOR is different, it is divided into corridors covered in a barrel vault and other compartments, with isolated round arches connecting them; the cloister has a quadrangular plan, with an uncovered courtyard delimited by columns, forming 4 galleries around it, with 4 sets of fasciculated pillars between which Tuscan pillars stand, where round arches rest; the walls of the galleries are smooth, opened by access doors to the corridors and compartments of the convent, with two accesses by stairs to the outside, with the roof in cross vault. EDICULA WITH FOUNTAIN: quadrangular plan, simple, regular, simple mass, with domed roof. Main façade facing SE., pierced by a round arch resting on smooth pilasters with impost; INTERIOR with a single space, with a niche in the front wall, and a fountain with the remains of a small water tank, and a low bench, running, around the walls; the roof is in a sail vault with pendants; there are traces of blue and white tile covering on the benches and part of the ceiling height of the walls; the rest of the wall and dome are covered with polychrome embroidered decoration. On the outside, there are traces of walls clad in single-figure tiles in blue and white. DWELLING HOUSE: adjacent to the right of the church, it has a quadrangular, simple, regular plan, with a simple mass, with a vertical layout and traces of the roof covering. The main façade faces SE., has a slightly prominent base, develops in a single panel laterally defined by pilasters, divided into 3 floors, each one with 2 bays; on the ground floor there are 2 doors; the middle floor - noble floor - and the upper floor are divided by a frieze, opening in each one 2 bay windows with ironwork guardrails, on the same axes as the ground doors; the upper lintels are differentiated from each other on each floor; the finish is cornice. MOINHO DE NORA: with a quadrangular plan, it adapts to the unevenness of the land, showing 2 floors on the main facade and a floor on the rear facade, both developing in single sections, pierced on the main facade by a door and a window superimposed on the same axis and, on the opposite one, by a door that gives access to the upper floor; the ends are in an angular gable and the roof would be 2 waters, of which only traces remain; on the side walls there is a small window for passing through the shaft of the waterwheel; parallel to the wall of the house there are traces of the wall and the water gutter; the INTERIOR is a differentiated space, with 2 floors, with traces of the home with a chimney.
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