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| Convent of Santa Clara | |
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| Convento de Santa Clara | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Catholic Church |
| Location | |
| Location | Sé, Funchal |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Geographic coordinates | 32°39′04″N 16°54′48″W / 32.651241°N 16.913401°W / 32.651241; -16.913401 |
The Convent of Santa Clara is a convent of clarisses located in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. It was built on the late 15th century to house the daughters of nobility in the island.
The convent was developed around a primitive church, church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Cima, ordered by João Gonçalves Zarco, the island's discover and first donatary captain of Funchal, to be his family tomb.
Its construction began on 1492 and finished in 1497 under the order of João Gonçalves da Câmara, Funchal's second donatary captain and son of João Gonçalves Zarco.
The convent ceased functioning with the dissolution of the monasteries in Portugal in the 19th century.
References
- ^ Nascimento, Virgínia Glória Abreu do (31 July 2016). "O Mosteiro de Santa Clara do Funchal. A musealização de um edifício em funcionamento". ARTis ON (in Portuguese) (3). doi:10.37935/aion.v0i3.70. ISSN 2183-7082. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- "Convento de Santa Clara". Cultura Madeira. Direção Regional da Cultura. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- "Convento de Santa Clara". Visit Madeira. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
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