Video about the Flor da Rosa Monastery, in the municipality of Crato. It was founded by initiative of the Hospitaller Prior Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira, father of the Constable Nuno Álvares Pereira, who participated in the Battle of Río Salado and that was buried in this temple.
Its construction occurred in various phases, spanning between the 14th to the 16th century. It was, simultaneously, a palace, a church, and a monastic space, making it a unique building in the context of the Middle Ages in the Iberian Peninsula.
It’s classified as a National Monument since 1910.
English and Portuguese subtitles are available.
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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
1:04 - Satellite view
1:17 - Aerial view of the main façade
1:25 - Bas-relief of the Cross of Malta on a building in Crato
1:32 - Map of Hospitaller possessions in Portugal
1:52 - Façade of the Leça do Balio Monastery
2:04 - View of Belver Castle
2:14 - View of Amieira do Tejo Castle
2:24 - Façade of the Church of Vera Cruz de Marmelar
2:30 - Balcony of the Grand Prior Palace (Crato)
2:35 - Aerial view of the Flor da Rosa Monastery
2:56 - Drawing of the Flor da Rosa Monastery, by Pedro Nunes Tinoco (1620)
3:10 - Views of the main façade of the Monastery
3:38 - Construction times of the various sections of the main façade
3:57 - Evolution of the Monastery's floor plan in the first three construction phases
4:39 - White Fountain - Overview
4:51 - White Fountain - Coat of arm church's apse
5:23 - Exterior of the monastic dependencies
5:28 - Aerial view of the East side of the Monastery
5:44 - View of the palace towers and its Renaissance windows
6:19 - Arch leading to the narthex
6:35 - Main portal of the Monastery
6:48 - Main portal of the Graça Church (Évora)
6:57 - View of the brick vault (16th century) in the exhibition area
7:34 - Cloister - Top view
7:43 - Cloister - View of the courtyard
8:03 - Cloister - Old access door to the Church
8:12 - Cloister - Manueline Portals
8:20 - Cloister - Detail of the decoration of one of the pillars
8:28 - Cloister - Manueline portal of the old refectory
8:35 - Cloister - Renaissance portals
8:47 - Cloister - View of the bay vaults
9:27 - Cloister - View of the courtyard with the Maltese Cross
9:42 - Rib vault on the ground floor of the tower of the old Palace
10:15 - Church - Old access door to the Cloister
10:24 - Church - Tombstone on the pavement
10:32 - Church - Views of the tomb of Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira
10:53 - Church - South arm of the transept
11:08 - Church - View of the vaults of the transept and nave
11:31 - Church - General view of the nave
10:51 - Church - View of the nave from the choir loft
12:09 - Church - Vaults of the crossing and nave
13:01 - Church - View of the nave vault from the choir loft
13:13 - View of the old Palace tower from the terrace
13:28 - Pointed window on the terrace and views of the town of Flor da Rosa
13:50 - Marian images on display in the former monastic premises
15:33 - Aerial view of the Monastery, from the southeast
Shot, edited, researched and narrated by Carlos de Figueiredo.