Convent of Christ in Tomar

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The Convent of Christ in Tomar is a historic Portuguese monastic complex and UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its richly ornate Manueline architecture and deep ties to the Knights Templar and the Order of Christ.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic monastery
UNESCO World Heritage Site
convent
monastic complex
architecturalStyle Gothic
Mannerist
Manueline
Renaissance
Romanesque
associatedWith Order of Christ
constructionStart 12th century
country Portugal
dedicatedTo Christ
linked to: Jesus Christ
foundedBy Gualdim Pais
Knights Templar
foundedIn 1160
governingBody Direção-Geral do Património Cultural
hasComponent castle keep
church of the Convent of Christ
fortified walls
multiple cloisters
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
laterFunction headquarters of the Order of Christ
linkedTo Portuguese Discoveries
Prince Henry the Navigator
linked to: Henry the Navigator
locatedIn Centro Region
Santarém District
Tomar
locatedNear Nabão River
locatedOn hill above the city of Tomar
municipality Tomar
notableFeature Charola (rotunda) of the Templars
Manueline window of the chapter house
aqueduct of Pegões
cloister of John III
openToPublic true
originalFunction headquarters of the Knights Templar in Portugal
ownership Portuguese State
linked to: Portuguese state
partOf Castle of Tomar
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
significance major example of Manueline art in Portugal
symbol of the Portuguese maritime expansion
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii)
(iii)
(vi)
UNESCOWorldHeritageOfficialName Convent of Christ in Tomar
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Europe and North America
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 265
UNESCOWorldHeritageYearInscribed 1983

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Manueline notableExample Convent of Christ in Tomar
Manueline architecture notableExample Convent of Christ in Tomar
Diogo de Boitaca notableWork Convent of Christ (Tomar)
linked to: Convent of Christ in Tomar
João de Castilho notableWork Convent of Christ
linked to: Convent of Christ in Tomar
João de Castilho notableWork Convent of Christ conventual ensemble
linked to: Convent of Christ in Tomar
Santarém District contains Convent of Christ in Tomar
Convent of Christ in Tomar hasComponent church of the Convent of Christ
linked to: Convent of Christ in Tomar
Centro containsUNESCOSite Convent of Christ in Tomar