Alcobaça Monastery
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The Alcobaça Monastery or Alcobasa Monastery is a Catholic monastic complex located in the town of Alcobaça, Oeste region of Portugal, 120 km north of Lisbon and 110 km south of Coimbra.
Façade of the Monastery of Alcobaça. The portal and rose window of the church are original Gothic (early 13th century), while the towers are Baroque (18th century).
Central nave of the church
Tomb of King Pedro I
Tomb of Ines de Castro showing Christ presiding over the Last Judgement
Peter I of Portugal
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Peter I, known as Peter the Justicier, was King of Portugal from 1357 until his death in 1367.
Alcobaça Monastery
…14th centuries. Kings Afonso II and Afonso III and their queens, Urraca of Castile and Beatrice of Castile, respectively, are buried here, as well as King Pedro I and his mistress, Inês de Castro, who was murdered on the orders of Pedro's father, King Afonso IV. After being crowned king, Pedro commissioned two…
Seal of Peter I.
The tomb of Peter I, facing the tomb of Inês against the far wall