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Free :<\/strong> Address:<\/strong> GPS: 38\u00ba 46\u2019 58.48\u201d N 9\u00ba 26\u2019 8.86\u201d W Sintra Mountain<\/p>\n The Convento dos Capuchos, also known as Convento da Corti\u00e7a, the conventual construction was promoted, in 1560, by Dom \u00c1lvaro de Castro, state advisor to King Dom Sebasti\u00e3o, who dreamed of building a simple temple on that site, dedicated to the practices of contemplation and of introspection. This convent, where cork was used in coverings and decoration. It was named Convent of Santa Cruz da Serra de Sintra. The philosophy and ideals of the Order of Saint Francis of Assisi were the search for spiritual improvement through isolation from the world and renunciation of the pleasures associated with life on earth. Palaces and Monuments in Sintra<\/a><\/p>\n
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\n– On Sundays and public holidays, for residents in Portugal.<\/ul>\nCapuchos monks Convent history<\/h2>\n
\n For around 250 years, the convent remained a place of worship and pilgrimage, inhabited by Franciscan Friars who the local population considered \u201choly men\u201d. One of the notable friars in the history of this house was Friar Hon\u00f3rio who, according to legend, spent the last decades of his life isolated, in a small cave in the convent’s woods, after having given in to temptation. However, in 1834, after the extinction of the Religious Orders in Portugal, the convent was abandoned and was later purchased by the 2nd Count of Penamacor, who, in 1873, sold the property to the 1st Viscount of Monserrate, Francis Cook.<\/p>\nTours in Sintra<\/h2>\n