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Capuchos Convent Entrance

Capuchos Convent Entrance

Materializes the ideals of the Order of St. Francis of Assis:
the search for spiritual improvement through the removal of the world and the renunciation ...
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Materializes the ideals of the Order of St. Francis of Assis:
the search for spiritual improvement through the removal of the world and the renunciation of the pleasures associated with earthly life.
Was founded in 1560 by D. Álvaro de Castro, State Councilor of King Sebastião, with the name of Santa Cruz Convent of the Serra de Sintra, Portugal, and handed over to Franciscan Arrabid friars. In 1995 UNESCO classifies the Serra de Sintra, where the Capuchos Convent is located, as a Cultural Landscape - World Heritage Site.
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Aperture f/2.6 ISO 800 Shutter 10/400 Focal Length 350/100

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Oct, 2017

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