The Miracle of Ourique, Chronicle of the King Don Afonso Henriques
What follows is the translated text of the Chronicle of the King Don Afonso Henriques.There is a long, sound tradition in Portugal of the appearance of Christ Our Savior to King Don Afonso Henriques, a fact that is confirmed by the writings of our own…
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The Battle of Aljubarrota, Aftermath
During the night and throughout the next day, as many as 5000 more Castilians were…
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D. João, Master of Avis and King of Portugal
John I of Portugal (Lisbon, April 11, 1357 – Lisbon, 14 August 1433), was the tenth King of Portugal and the first of the Avis Dynasty, surnamed The Good Memory for your legacy. Illegitimate child (bastard) of King Pedro I,…
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Order of Avis, The Origin
By following the Benedictine rule, arises from the habit of the origin of Calatrava orders and Avis – white, with a flordelisada cross (red, in the case of the Order of Calatrava, and green, Avis). Similarly, the establishment of this…
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The Kingdom of Portugal, founded in the first half of the twelfth century, was not only contemporary of the Crusades in the Middle, but led his own crusade war against the Moors – the so-called Christian Reconquista. In this context,…
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Order of Christ, Ordem de Nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo
Background and creation In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the Knights Templar helped the Portuguese in the battles against the Muslims,…
The Tombs of Inês de Castro and D.Pedro I
The tombs are of gothic style and made of limestone of the Coimbra region. The early location of the graves was…
Inês de Castro and D.Pedro I of Portugal
Inês de Castro, 1325 – 7 January 1355 was a Galician noblewoman born of a Portuguese mother. She is best known as lover and…
Charola of Tomar and Jerusalem, Holy Sepulchre and Temple of Salomon
Convent of Christ, in Tomar
Order of Christ and Order of Aviz time of preparation for taking power, by Luis de Matos
The Order of Cister, Undeniable and lasting influence in Portugal
Tomar, Order of Christ headquarters
Batalha Monastery, Architecture
Order of Christ, Ordem de Nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo
The Battle of Aljubarrota, Aftermath
The Battle of Aljubarrota, 14 August 1385
D. João, Master of Avis and King of Portugal
Cistercian order
Implemented in Portugal since the twelfth century, the Cistercian Order accompanied the…
The castle of the Knights Templar of Tomar
The castle of the Knights Templar of Tomar was built by Gualdim Pais,…
The Battle of Ourique, 25 July 1139
The Battle of Ourique (25 July 1139: St. James Day) saw the forces of…
Convent of Christ, Convento de Cristo
The Convent of the Order of Christ is a religious building and Roman Catholic building in Tomar, Portugal,…
