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Address Largo da Conceicao, 7800 Beja, Portugal Similar Museu Jorge Vieira – C, Castle of Beja, Nucleo Museologico Da Rua D, Convento De Nossa Senhora, Igreja de Santa Maria | ||
Museu Rainha Dona Leonor is a museum housed in the former Convent of Beja, Portugal.
Convent
The convent was founded in 1495. The convent of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, a congregation of Poor Clares in Beja, was the setting for the romance between nun Mariana Alcoforado and a French officer, as retold in Mariana (1997) and other novels.
References
Convent of Beja Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA