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Santo Tirso - Mosteiro de Santo Tirso

Santo Tirso - Mosteiro de Santo Tirso

Martin M. Miles
23 Apr 2018 1 117
Following José Mattoso (("Portugal Roman", Edition Zodiaque) the Mosteiro de Santo Tirso (aka "Mosteiro de São Bento") is one of the oldest Christian convents in Portugal. He cites a deed of donation from 770. A later document about the monastery is from Ramiro II of León (900-951). The buildings seen today are younger. The single nave church was erected 1659 - 1679.