Monastery of St Joseph
Rua Joaquim Eugénio Júdice, Lagoa 8400-325 - Portugal
Phone: +351 282 380 434 - Fax: +351 282 342 983
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The Monastery of São José was built at the beginning of the 18th century, but has been rebuilt and repaired many times since. It has a chapel with carved altars from the former Chapel of the Compromisso Maritimo (Maritime Agreement), in Lagoa, and an 18th century depiction of St Joseph with the infant Jesus. At the entrance to the monastery there is an outcast hatch, which was once a place where unwanted children were placed, who would then be cared for and eventually received into the order. The garden contains a menhir brought from menhir (from approximately 4,500 BC).
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