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Royal Brotherhood of Queen Santa Mafalda, RIRSMA / Real Irmandade da Rainha Santa Mafalda, RIRSMA

Country

• Portugal

Member Category

• Cultural Institution / NGO
• Museum
• Heritage Site

Member Status

Individual

Year of Accession to Membership

N/D

Contact Details

Mosteiro de Arouca (Arouca Monastery)
Largo de Santa Mafalda
Apartado 103
PT-4540-108 Arouca

Tel: +351 256 943 321
Website: [email protected]
Email: museu[at]rirsma.pt

Contact Person

N/D

Main Town/Region

Arouca (Aveiro)

Site Town/Region

Arouca (Aveiro)

Main GPS Location

40.928488, -8.247081

Site GPS Location

40.928488, -8.247081

UNESCO World Heritage List

N/D

European Heritage Label

N/D

Other Heritage Labels

N/D

Description

The Monastery of Arouca, whose foundation dates back to the 8th century, was one of the most important on the peninsula, following the Cistercian rule (www.cister.net/abbayes/fr/146/arouca).
The Royal Brotherhood of Queen Santa Mafalda was founded in 1886, after the death of the last nun of the Monastery of Arouca, with the aim of safeguarding, preserving, valuing and promoting the rich estate of this Cistercian Monastery, as well as avoiding its dispersion.
The Sacred Art Museum (Museu de Arte Sacra, est. 1933) is housed in the Monastery of Arouca, and collects objects of devotion of the nuns who inhabited the Monastery of Arouca.

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