Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha

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Gothic architecture building former convent monastery

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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Nova	7
Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha canonical	6
Santa Clara parish, Coimbra	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T611185 — 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 Santa Clara-a-Velha
Context triple: [Coimbra, hasLandmark, Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha]

A. Monastery of Santa Cruz
The Monastery of Santa Cruz is a historic Portuguese religious complex in Coimbra renowned for its Manueline architecture and as the burial place of Portugal’s first kings.
B. Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes
The Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes is a late 15th-century Franciscan monastery in Toledo, Spain, renowned for its elaborate Isabelline Gothic architecture and richly decorated cloister.
C. Jerónimos Monastery
Jerónimos Monastery is a grand Manueline-style former monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lisbon, Portugal, renowned for its ornate architecture and historical ties to the Age of Discoveries.
D. Sé Velha (Old Cathedral of Coimbra)
Sé Velha, or the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, is a 12th-century Romanesque cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal, renowned for its fortress-like architecture and historical significance as one of the country’s best-preserved medieval churches.
E. Sé Nova (New Cathedral of Coimbra)
Sé Nova, or the New Cathedral of Coimbra, is a 16th–18th century Jesuit-built Baroque and Mannerist church that serves as one of the main Roman Catholic cathedrals and architectural landmarks of Coimbra, Portugal.
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 Santa Clara-a-Velha
Target entity description: 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.

A. Monastery of Santa Cruz
The Monastery of Santa Cruz is a historic Portuguese religious complex in Coimbra renowned for its Manueline architecture and as the burial place of Portugal’s first kings.
B. Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes
The Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes is a late 15th-century Franciscan monastery in Toledo, Spain, renowned for its elaborate Isabelline Gothic architecture and richly decorated cloister.
C. Jerónimos Monastery
Jerónimos Monastery is a grand Manueline-style former monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lisbon, Portugal, renowned for its ornate architecture and historical ties to the Age of Discoveries.
D. Sé Velha (Old Cathedral of Coimbra)
Sé Velha, or the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, is a 12th-century Romanesque cathedral in Coimbra, Portugal, renowned for its fortress-like architecture and historical significance as one of the country’s best-preserved medieval churches.
E. Sé Nova (New Cathedral of Coimbra)
Sé Nova, or the New Cathedral of Coimbra, is a 16th–18th century Jesuit-built Baroque and Mannerist church that serves as one of the main Roman Catholic cathedrals and architectural landmarks of Coimbra, Portugal.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gothic architecture building ⓘ former convent ⓘ monastery ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Gothic ⓘ
constructionEnd	1330 ⓘ
constructionStart	1314 ⓘ
country	Portugal ⓘ
currentUse	archaeological site and monument open to visitors ⓘ
dateOfAbandonment	17th century ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Clare of Assisi ⓘ
elevation	low-lying riverside site ⓘ
floorPlanType	longitudinal single nave ⓘ
foundedBy	Queen Elizabeth of Aragon ⓘ linked to: Elizabeth of Aragon Saint Elizabeth of Portugal ⓘ linked to: Saint Isabel of Portugal
function	former convent for Poor Clare nuns ⓘ
hasFeature	archaeological walkways above former floor level ⓘ buttresses ⓘ large Gothic windows ⓘ pointed Gothic arches ⓘ
hasMuseum	interpretive center about the monastery and floods ⓘ
hasPart	chapter house ⓘ cloister ⓘ dormitory areas ⓘ refectory ⓘ single-nave church ⓘ tombs of royal and noble patrons ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Monument of Portugal ⓘ
inception	1283 ⓘ
locatedIn	Coimbra ⓘ Santa Clara parish, Coimbra ⓘ linked to: Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha
locatedOnRiver	Mondego River ⓘ
materialUsed	limestone ⓘ
monasticCommunityRelocatedTo	Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Nova ⓘ linked to: Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha
nearby	Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Nova ⓘ linked to: Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha historic center of Coimbra ⓘ linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site (University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia)
notableFor	archaeological excavations ⓘ frequent flooding by the Mondego River ⓘ riverside ruins ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder	Poor Clares ⓘ
reopenedToPublic	2009 ⓘ
restorationEnd	early 21st century ⓘ
restorationStart	late 20th century ⓘ
roofType	ribbed vaults ⓘ
significantEvent	progressive abandonment due to floods ⓘ repeated flooding from the 14th century onward ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
UNESCOTentativeListStatus	part of Coimbra-related heritage proposals ⓘ

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