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The Jerónimos Monastery is one of the most prominent examples of the late Portuguese Gothic Manueline style of architecture in Lisbon. It was erected in the early 1500s near the launch point of Vasco da Gama 's first journey , and its construction funded by a tax on the profits of the yearly Portuguese India Armadas .
The Royal Monastery of St. Jerome (Spanish: Real Monasterio de San Jerónimo de Granada) is a Roman Catholic Hieronymite monastery in Granada, Spain. Architecturally, it is in the Renaissance style. The church, famous for its architecture, was the first in the world consecrated to the Immaculate Conception of Mary .
The museum is located in the western wing of the Jeronimos Monastery where the monks had their dormitory. The museum is built in the Neo-Manueline style and was officially opened in 1906. [2] The museum is the result of José Leite de Vasconcelos's efforts to create an archaeological museum dedicated to the history of Portuguese people.
Saint Jerome the Royal (in Spanish San Jerónimo el Real) is a Roman Catholic church from the early 16th-century in central Madrid ().. The church, which has undergone numerous remodelings and restorations over the centuries is the remaining structure of the Hieronymite monastery that once stood beside the royal palace of Buen Retiro, of which a portion now serves as the Prado museum.
The Hieronymites or Jeronimites, also formally known as the Order of Saint Jerome (Latin: Ordo Sancti Hieronymi; abbreviated OSH), is a Catholic cloistered religious order and a common name for several congregations of hermit monks living according to the Rule of Saint Augustine, though the role principle of their lives is that of the 5th-century hermit and biblical scholar Jerome.
Jerónimos Monastery is in the background. The structure is located on the northern bank of the Tagus River, neighboring the Belém Marina, Algés and Dafundo Nautical Centre, and the Museum of Popular Art (Portuguese: Museu de Arte Popular), and demarcated by stone pedestals with armillary spheres. [1]
Monastery of San Jerónimo de Buenavista. Monastery of San Jerónimo de Buenavista is a former monastery located in the San Jerónimo neighborhood of Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It was founded in 1414 by Father Diego Martínez de Medina. On 27 August 1964, it was declared a Historical-Artistic Monument.
Santa María de Vallbona Monastery, Lleida Province; Santa María la Real de Fitero Monastery, Navarre; Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas Monastery, Burgos Province; Santo Domingo de Silos Abbey, Burgos Province; Suso Monastery, San Millán de la Cogolla, La Rioja Province; Yuso Monastery, San Millán de la Cogolla, La Rioja Province