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Monuments in Beja
Ermida de São Sebastião
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Largo Francisco Mendes
7800-298, Beja
Mannerist architecture church, popular, with only a nave and main chapel. Inside are worthy of notice the remains of tempera paintings from the XVIII century.
Convento de Santo António
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Rua de São Sebastião, 48
7800-298, Beja
The primitive moth of the convent of Santo António, built during the reign of King John II, only the cloister, the Church and the chapter room. The cloister has coated the walls of 16th century tiles, green and white with metallic reflections.
Capela da Misericórdia de Beringel
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Praça Doutor Miguel Bombarda
7800-832, Beringel
Chapel built in the XVI century, ordered by D. Pedro de Sousa. In 1970 it suffered remodelling works. Worthy of notice are the elements of the regional mannerism: the planimetry, the vaults and respective keystones and brackets, the fronton gridiron and the portal.
Nicho de Nossa Senhora de Fátima
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Rua do Estado da India - Jardim do Ultramar
7800-485, Beja
Small sanctuary with an image of Nossa Senhora de Fátima.
Passo da Rua da Ancha
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Rua da Ancha, 11
7800-036, Beja
Built by António Nobre in 1675, it portraits one of the episodes of Christ’s Passion, from its condemnation until his death at Calvary. This “Steps” or small chapels were a place of cult for Catholics doing the Via Sacra, nine “Steps”, as a symbol of Jesus suffering.
Réplica do Pelourinho de Beja
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Praça da República
7800-427, Beja
The pillory construction was ordered by Dom Manuel after the grant of the charter of Leitura Nova in 1521. Similar to other royal works of this time, here are also represented the arms of this monarch, armillary sphere and an iron Christ cross. After a troubled way, the pillory was rebuilt in the XX century accordingly to the original model.
Colégio dos Jesuítas de Beja
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Rua Marquês de Pombal
7800-067, Beja
Huge building that marks the urban net. The construction of this college began in the XVII century but with the expulsion of the Jesuit Order from Portugal, in 1759, it was interrupted. In 1770, by order of King Dom José, the bishopric of Beja was reinstalled there. In 1777 the works restarted and nowadays it is the quarters of Guarda Nacional Republicana and a part of the Universidade Moderna.
Antigo Hospital da Misericórdia de Beja / Hospital de Nossa Senhora da Piedade
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Rua de Dom Manuel I, 19
7800-306, Beja
This ancient hospital is considered to be one of the best examples of the Manueline architecture. It is one of the first Manueline constructions built to be a hospital. Inside the ward is intact.
Balneário Público
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Rua da Rainha Dona Amélia, 1
7800-514, Beja
Modern architecture building, where are the municipal public baths and whose construction dates from 1951.