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4 Mosteiro dos Jerónimos

A monument to the wealth of the Age of Discovery
(see pp22–3), this monastery is the culmination of
Manueline architecture in this period. Commissioned
by Manuel I in around 1501, after Vasco de Gama’s return
from his historic voyage, it was financed largely by “pepper Tomb of Vasco da Gama
money”, a tax levied on spices, precious stones and gold. The 19th-century tomb of the
navigator (see p70) is carved
Various masterbuilders worked on the building, the most with armillary spheres and other
notable of whom was Diogo Boitac, replaced by João de seafaring symbols.
Castilho in 1517. The monastery was cared for by the Order
of St Jerome (Hieronymites) until 1834, when all religious
orders were disbanded.

Refectory
The walls of the refectory are tiled with
18th-century azulejos. The panel at
the northern end depicts the Feeding
of the Five Thousand.

KEY
1 Gallery
2 The west portal was designed
by the French sculptor Nicolau
Chanterène.
3 The modern wing, built in 1850
in Neo-Manueline style, houses the Entrance to church
Museu Nacional de Arqueologia and cloister
(see p67).
4 The fountain is in the shape of a
lion, the heraldic animal of St Jerome.
View of the
5 The chapterhouse holds the Monastery
tomb of Alexandre Herculano This 17th-century
(1810–77), historian and first mayor scene by Felipe
of Belém. Lobo shows
6 The chancel was commissioned women at a
in 1572 by Dona Catarina, wife of fountain in front
João III. of the Mosteiro
7 The tombs of Manuel I, his wife dos Jerónimos.
Dona Maria, João III and Catarina are
supported by elephants.

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