Monastery of São Vicente de Fora

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Catholic monastery Mannerist building monastery royal pantheon tourist attraction

The Monastery of São Vicente de Fora is a prominent 16th-century Mannerist monastery and royal pantheon in Lisbon, Portugal, known for housing the tombs of Portuguese royalty.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
São Vicente de Fora Monastery	12
Monastery of São Vicente de Fora canonical	9
Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon	4
Church of São Vicente de Fora	1
Convento de São Vicente de Fora	1
Monastery of São Vicente de Fora complex	1
Mosteiro de São Vicente de Fora	1
Painéis de São Vicente de Fora	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2964292 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Monastery of São Vicente de Fora
Context triple: [Infanta Carlota Joaquina of Spain, burialPlace, Monastery of São Vicente de Fora]

A. Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha
The Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha is a Gothic former convent in Coimbra, Portugal, renowned for its riverside ruins and history of frequent flooding by the Mondego River.
B. Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral is the oldest and most important church in Lisbon, a Romanesque-Gothic landmark that has served as the city’s main cathedral since the 12th century.
C. Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo
Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo is a historic medieval church in Tavira, Portugal, built on the site of a former castle and known for its blend of Gothic and later architectural styles.
D. Carmo Convent
Carmo Convent is a ruined Gothic church and former convent in Lisbon, Portugal, now serving as an archaeological museum and prominent historical landmark.
E. Braga Cathedral
Braga Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Braga, Portugal, renowned as one of the country’s oldest cathedrals and a major center of medieval religious life and liturgy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Monastery of São Vicente de Fora
Target entity description: The Monastery of São Vicente de Fora is a prominent 16th-century Mannerist monastery and royal pantheon in Lisbon, Portugal, known for housing the tombs of Portuguese royalty.

A. Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha
The Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha is a Gothic former convent in Coimbra, Portugal, renowned for its riverside ruins and history of frequent flooding by the Mondego River.
B. Lisbon Cathedral
Lisbon Cathedral is the oldest and most important church in Lisbon, a Romanesque-Gothic landmark that has served as the city’s main cathedral since the 12th century.
C. Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo
Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo is a historic medieval church in Tavira, Portugal, built on the site of a former castle and known for its blend of Gothic and later architectural styles.
D. Carmo Convent
Carmo Convent is a ruined Gothic church and former convent in Lisbon, Portugal, now serving as an archaeological museum and prominent historical landmark.
E. Braga Cathedral
Braga Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Braga, Portugal, renowned as one of the country’s oldest cathedrals and a major center of medieval religious life and liturgy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic monastery ⓘ Mannerist building ⓘ monastery ⓘ royal pantheon ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architect	Filippo Terzi ⓘ Juan de Herrera ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Mannerism ⓘ Mannerist Baroque transition ⓘ
constructionEnd	17th century ⓘ
constructionStart	1582 ⓘ
containsTombsOf	Portuguese princes ⓘ Portuguese princesses ⓘ kings of the House of Braganza ⓘ linked to: Kings of Portugal queens of the House of Braganza ⓘ linked to: Queens of Portugal
country	Portugal ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Vincent of Saragossa ⓘ
denomination	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
foundedBy	King Philip II of Spain ⓘ linked to: Philip II of Spain Philip I of Portugal ⓘ
function	monastic complex ⓘ royal pantheon of the Braganza dynasty ⓘ
hasPart	chapter house ⓘ church of São Vicente de Fora ⓘ linked to: Igreja de São Vicente cloisters ⓘ monastic cells ⓘ roof terrace ⓘ sacristy ⓘ
heritageStatus	National Monument of Portugal ⓘ
houses	Pantheon of the Braganzas ⓘ
knownFor	extensive baroque tile panels (azulejos) ⓘ views over Lisbon and the Tagus River ⓘ
languageOfName	Portuguese ⓘ
locatedIn	Alfama district ⓘ linked to: Alfama Lisbon ⓘ Santa Engrácia parish ⓘ
locatedOn	top of a hill ⓘ
managedBy	Património Cultural (Portugal) ⓘ linked to: Direção-Geral do Património Cultural
meaningOfName	Saint Vincent Outside the Walls ⓘ
near	Feira da Ladra flea market ⓘ National Pantheon of Santa Engrácia ⓘ linked to: National Pantheon, Lisbon
notableBurial	King Carlos I of Portugal ⓘ linked to: Carlos I of Portugal King José I of Portugal ⓘ King João IV of Portugal ⓘ linked to: John IV of Portugal King João V of Portugal ⓘ linked to: João V of Portugal King João VI of Portugal ⓘ linked to: John VI of Portugal King Miguel I of Portugal ⓘ linked to: Miguel I of Portugal King Pedro II of Portugal ⓘ linked to: Pedro II of Portugal Prince Luís Filipe of Portugal ⓘ linked to: Prince Royal of Portugal
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Infanta Carlota Joaquina of Spain → burialPlace → Monastery of São Vicente de Fora ⓘ

John IV of Portugal → burialPlace → Monastery of São Vicente de Fora ⓘ

Miradouro de Santa Luzia → hasViewOf → Church of São Vicente de Fora ⓘ