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Refectory, Monastery of Alcobaca, Alcobaca, Portugal, 2009. Artist: Samuel Magal

Refectory, Monastery of Alcobaca, Alcobaca, Portugal, 2009. Looking towards the reader's lectern. The Monastery of Santa Maria de Alcobaca was founded in 1153 by Afonso Henriques (Afonso I), the first King of Portugal. It was one of the most powerful abbeys of the Cistercian order. The refectory was the room in which the monks had their meals every day. While they ate, one of their number would read passages from the Bible aloud from the lectern. Like the dormitory, the refectory has many pillars separating aisles and is covered by early Gothic rib vaulting. The remnants of the monastery library, including hundreds of medieval manuscripts, are now kept in the National Library in Lisbon. Alcobaca Monastery was designated a World Heritage Site in 1989.

Unique Identifier AR9133473

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 5182px × 3377px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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