Convent of the Capuchos
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The Convent of the Capuchos is a small 16th-century Franciscan monastery near Sintra, Portugal, famed for its extreme simplicity, cork-lined cells, and harmonious integration into the surrounding forested landscape.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Capuchos Convent | 2 |
| Convent of the Capuchos canonical | 1 |
| Convento dos Capuchos | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5549354 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Convent of the Capuchos Context triple: [Sintra, hasAttraction, Convent of the Capuchos]
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A.
Convento de San Marcos
Convento de San Marcos is a historic former monastery in León, Spain, renowned for its Plateresque Renaissance façade and its later use as a pilgrims’ hospital, prison, and now a luxury parador hotel.
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B.
Convento de San Esteban
Convento de San Esteban is a historic Dominican monastery in Salamanca, Spain, renowned for its impressive Plateresque façade and significant role in Spain’s religious and intellectual history.
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C.
Convento de San Francisco de Asís
Convento de San Francisco de Asís is a historic Franciscan convent and church complex in Old Havana, renowned for its colonial architecture and cultural significance.
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D.
Convent of Maltezas
The Convent of Maltezas is a historic religious complex in Estremoz, Portugal, notable for its architectural and cultural significance.
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E.
Convento de Santa Teresa
Convento de Santa Teresa is a historic convent and religious complex located in the Santa Teresa neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Convent of the Capuchos Target entity description: The Convent of the Capuchos is a small 16th-century Franciscan monastery near Sintra, Portugal, famed for its extreme simplicity, cork-lined cells, and harmonious integration into the surrounding forested landscape.
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A.
Convento de San Marcos
Convento de San Marcos is a historic former monastery in León, Spain, renowned for its Plateresque Renaissance façade and its later use as a pilgrims’ hospital, prison, and now a luxury parador hotel.
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B.
Convento de San Esteban
Convento de San Esteban is a historic Dominican monastery in Salamanca, Spain, renowned for its impressive Plateresque façade and significant role in Spain’s religious and intellectual history.
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C.
Convento de San Francisco de Asís
Convento de San Francisco de Asís is a historic Franciscan convent and church complex in Old Havana, renowned for its colonial architecture and cultural significance.
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D.
Convent of Maltezas
The Convent of Maltezas is a historic religious complex in Estremoz, Portugal, notable for its architectural and cultural significance.
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E.
Convento de Santa Teresa
Convento de Santa Teresa is a historic convent and religious complex located in the Santa Teresa neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Franciscan monastery
ⓘ
convent ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Convento da Santa Cruz da Serra
ⓘ
Convento dos Capuchos ⓘ
linked to:
Convent of the Capuchos
Cork Convent ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Mannerist
ⓘ
vernacular architecture ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Holy Cross ⓘ |
| designedTo | blend with natural rock formations ⓘ |
| floorCount | 1 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Álvaro de Castro ⓘ |
| foundedIn |
1560s
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cells
ⓘ
chapel ⓘ cloister ⓘ courtyards ⓘ kitchen ⓘ refectory ⓘ rock-hewn passages ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| knownFor |
austerity
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cork-lined cells ⓘ extreme simplicity ⓘ harmonious integration into the surrounding forest ⓘ small dimensions of its spaces ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lisbon District
ⓘ
Sintra ⓘ Sintra Mountains ⓘ Sintra-Cascais Natural Park ⓘ
linked to:
Parque Natural de Sintra-Cascais
|
| locatedInForest | Sintra-Cascais Natural Park woodland ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Sintra, Portugal
ⓘ
linked to:
Sintra
|
| materialUsed |
cork
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | Parques de Sintra – Monte da Lua ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cultural Landscape of Sintra
ⓘ
linked to:
Cultural landscape of Sintra
|
| primaryConstructionPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| religiousOrder |
Franciscans
ⓘ
linked to:
Franciscan Order
|
| theme |
asceticism
ⓘ
contemplative life ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1995 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
monastic life
ⓘ
religious retreat ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Convent of the Capuchos Description of subject: The Convent of the Capuchos is a small 16th-century Franciscan monastery near Sintra, Portugal, famed for its extreme simplicity, cork-lined cells, and harmonious integration into the surrounding forested landscape.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Cultural landscape of Sintra
linked to: Convent of the Capuchos
linked to: Convent of the Capuchos
linked to: Convent of the Capuchos