Convent of Esperança (Angra do Heroísmo)

Convent of Esperança (Convento da Esperança)
Convent of Our Lady of Hope
Convent (Convento)
The location and current buildings located on the site of the former convent, later Synagogue Ets Haim
Country	Portugal
Autonomous Region	Azores
Group	Central
Island	Terceira
Municipality	Angra do Heroísmo

Location	Sé

Material	Stone

Owner	Portuguese Republic

For public	Private
Visitation	Closed

Management	Direção Regional de Cultura
Operator	Câmara Municipal de Angra do Heroísmo

Location of the former-convent in the municipality of Angra do Heroismo
Wikimedia Commons: Convent of São Gonçalo (Angra do Heroísmo)

The Convent of Esperança (Portuguese: Convento da Esperança) was a former Christian religious building, situated in the Historical Centre of Angra do Heroísmo, in the civil parish of Sé, on the island of Terceira, in the archipelago of the Azores.

History

One of the main framed arches rediscovered in the former building of the Convent of Poor Clares

Detail of one of the arches

The building was one of the oldest, of the nine convents that existed on the island.^[1] Belonging to the Order of Poor Clares, it was very similar to Convent of São Gonçalo, and founded in the second-half of the 16th century.^[1]

It was frequently visited by King António, Prior of Crato when he was residing in Angra.

During the Liberal Wars, on a visit by Peter IV in March 1832, he met a young 23-year-old initiate, when she was in the belltower. From the relationship with Ana Augusta Peregrino Faleiro Toste (1809-1896) they had one child, baptised Pedro, who lived to 4 or 5 years, and was buried in the courtyard of the Sé Cathedral. On this occasion, the constitutional party provided a solemn burial, playing the funeral march and Na ocasião, o partido constitucional fez-lhe um enterro solene, tendo tocado a marcha fúnebre a "charanga" march of the Volunteer Batalion of Queen Maria II (then led by Colonel Teotónio de Ornelas Bruges Paim da Câmara, Viscount of Bruges. The mother, never left the order, and received a monthly stipend of less than 15$000 Portuguese reis.^[2]

By decree, the religious orders were extinguished in 1834, and the building was partitioned and sold.

Adapted for other purposes in the 19th century, it served as a residence and functioned as Synagogue Ets Haim).

The building (its owners and uses) almost became forgotten, until the restoration following the 1980 Azores earthquake, when the architectural elements were rediscovered (such as the openings to the choir and arch of the main chapel).^[1]

References

Notes

1 2 3 "Terciera Rota", Convento da Esperança (in Portuguese), Angra do Heroísmo (Azores), Portugal, 2012
↑ Almanaque dos Açores (1919), p.137-138

Sources

Deusdado, Manuel António Ferreira (1907), Quadros açóricos (in Portuguese), Angra do Heroísmo (Azores), Portugal
Angra do Heroísmo: Janela do Atlântico entre a Europa e o Novo Mundo (in Portuguese), Horta (Azores), Portugal: Direcção Regional do Turismo dos Açores
Descubra Portugal - Açores e Madeira (in Portuguese), Ediclube, 1998

Angra do Heroísmo

Civil parishes	Altares Cinco Ribeiras Doze Ribeiras Feteira Nossa Senhora da Conceição Porto Judeu Posto Santo Raminho Ribeirinha Santa Bárbara Santa Luzia São Bartolomeu de Regatos São Bento São Mateus da Calheta São Pedro Sé Serreta Terra Chã Vila de São Sebastião

Natural Landmarks	Algar do Carvão Bay of Angra Bay of Pontas Bay of Salga Bay of Refugo Furna de Água Galerias da Feteira Gruta Brisa Azul Gruta das Mercês Gruta do Zé Grande Gruta das Cinco Ribeiras Gruta das Agulhas Gruta dos Ratões Cabras Islets Lagoa do Negro Mata da Serreta Monte Brasil Parque de Campismo das Cinco Ribeiras Porto das Cinco Ribeiras Ponta do Queimado Prainha Serra do Morião ou da Nasce Água Serra da Ribeirinha Serra de Santa Bárbara Zona Balnear do Negrito Zona de Protecção Especial do Ilhéu das Cabras

Man-made Landmarks	Bettencourt Palace Cais da Alfândega Cais da Silveira Câmara Municipal de Angra do Heroísmo Castle of Moinhos Cemetery of Anchors Church of São Mateus da Calheta Convent of São Gonçalo Duke of Terceira Garden Fort of Má Ferramenta Fort of Negrito Fort of Santo António do Monte Brasil Fort of São João Fort of the Açougue Fort of the Cavalas Fort of the Church of São Mateus da Calheta Fort of the Maré Forte das Caninas Forte das Cinco Ribeiras Forte da Greta Forte da Salga Forte de Santa Catarina das Mós Forte de Santo António Forte de São Fernando Forte de São Francisco Forte de São Sebastião Forte do Terreiro Forte do Zimbreiro Fort of São João Baptista Fortress of São Mateus da Calheta Redoubt of Dois Paus Redoubt of Três Paus Reducto da Salga Manor of Madre de Deus Miradouro da Amoreira Miradouro do Pico das Cruzinhas Miradouro da Ponta do Queimado Miradouro do Pico Matias Simão Miradouro da Serreta Miradouro das Veredas Parque Arqueológico Subaquático da Baía de Angra do Heroísmo Parque de Campismo das Cinco Ribeiras Parque Municipal do Relvão (Angra do Heroísmo) Porto das Cinco Ribeiras Sé Cathedral of Angra do Heroísmo

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