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Tomar, also known in English as Thomar, is a Portuguese city and a municipality in the historical Ribatejo Portuguese province, and in Santarém district. The town proper has a population of about 20,0
View of the town of Tomar and the Nabão river
Praça da República (Republic Square) and Paços do Concelho (17th century Town Hall), in Tomar. The bronze statue represents Gualdim Pais, founder of the town.
Castle and Convent of the Knights Templar of Tomar; transferred in 1344 to the Knights of the Order of Christ
View of the round Templar church (12th century) of the Convent of the Order of Christ
Convent of Christ (Tomar)
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The Convent of Christ of Tomar, also called Convent of Christ or Monastery of Christ, is a former Catholic convent in Tomar, Portugal.
Tomar
…20,000. The municipality population in 2011 was 40,677, in an area of 351.20 km2 (135.60 sq mi). The town of Tomar was created inside the walls of the Convento de Cristo, constructed under the orders of Gualdim de Pais, the fourth Grand Master of the Knights Templar in Portugal in the late 12th century. Tomar was the…
Book of the deeds of the Order of Christ ordered to be made by Sebastian of Portugal in 1560, intended for the registry office of the Order-based, at the time, in the Convent of Christ.
The main church of the Convent of Tomar constructed by the Knights Templar
Detail of the round church, view from the nave