Schedules, prices and tickets of Capuchos Monks Convent

Schedules of Capuchos monks Convent

    Open everydays. Except 24th, 25th and 31st December and 1st January.
    9:00pm until 5:30pm (last admission 5:00pm).

Capuchos monks Convent tickets

  • 18 to 64 yrs : 11,00 Euros.
  • 6 to 17 yrs : 9,00 Euros.
  • + 65 yrs : 9,00 Euros.
  • Tickets to Capuchos Convent

    • Free :
    – Until 5 years.
    – On Sundays and public holidays, for residents in Portugal.

Address: GPS: 38º 46’ 58.48” N 9º 26’ 8.86” W Sintra Mountain

Capuchos monks Convent history

The Convento dos Capuchos, also known as Convento da Cortiça, the conventual construction was promoted, in 1560, by Dom Álvaro de Castro, state advisor to King Dom Sebastião, 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.
For around 250 years, the convent remained a place of worship and pilgrimage, inhabited by Franciscan Friars who the local population considered “holy men”. One of the notable friars in the history of this house was Friar Honório 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.

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