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'''Museu Rainha Dona Leonor''' is a museum housed in the former Convent of Beja, Portugual.
'''Museu Rainha Dona Leonor''' ("[[Eleanor of Viseu|Queen Eleanor]] Museum") is a museum housed in the former Convent of [[Beja, Portugal]].<ref> Fodor's Portugal: Where to Stay, Eat, and Explore -Fodor's - 2001 - Page 171 0679006761 "You can see Roman artifacts and other tokens of Beja's long history at the regional museum housed in the convent ..."</ref>


==Convent==
The convent was founded in 1495. The convent of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, a congregation of [[Poor Clares]] in [[Beja, Portugal|Beja]], was the setting for the romance between nun [[Mariana Alcoforado]] and a French officer, as retold in ''[[Mariana (Katherine Vaz novel)|Mariana]]'' (1997) and other novels.

It serves now as the Beja Regional Museum.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.museuregionaldebeja.pt/?lang=en Official website]

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Museu Rainha Dona Leonor

Museu Rainha Dona Leonor ("Queen Eleanor Museum") is a museum housed in the former Convent of Beja, Portugal.[1]

Convent

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The convent was founded in 1495. The convent of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, a congregation of Poor Clares in Beja, was the setting for the romance between nun Mariana Alcoforado and a French officer, as retold in Mariana (1997) and other novels.

It serves now as the Beja Regional Museum.

References

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  1. ^ Fodor's Portugal: Where to Stay, Eat, and Explore -Fodor's - 2001 - Page 171 0679006761 "You can see Roman artifacts and other tokens of Beja's long history at the regional museum housed in the convent ..."
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