8 days in Portugal-5-11 to 5/18/2022
| Day 1-Lisbon Arrival/Igreja Sao Cristovao Praça da Figueira, Confeitaria National Praça de Comércio Streets in Baixa and Alfama Dinner at Farol De Santa Luzia |
Day 2-Lisbon Lisbon Cathedral Church De Sao Vincente de Fora Lisbon National Pantheon Lunch at Time Out Market Walking around Dinner at Boi-Cavalo |
Day 3-Lisbon Belém Tower Upper level Jeronimos Monastery Upper level/High Choir Church of Santa Maria Dinner at Basque |
Day 4-Faro Old town Old town continuation Church of San Pedro Dinner at Villa Adentro |
Day 5-Faro/Albufeira Farmer Market Sao Rafael Beach Lunch at Rocha Palha Old town, Albufeira Stoll in Faro Dinner at Pigs & Cows |
Day 6-Faro |
Day 7-Beja/Lisbon
Lunch-Adega 25 Abril |
Day 8-Peniche/Lisbon |
Day 3- Jeronimos Monastery-upper level-5/13/2022
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We are now on the 2nd level of the cloister.
View of the courtyard from the 2nd floor. Even more beautiful from above.
More arches and vaulted ceiling.
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Ornate Manueline stone work.
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Each column is differently carved with coils of rope, sea monsters, coral, and other sea motifs, evocative of that time of world exploration at sea.
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Corridor leading to the Upper Choir.
Upper/High Choir
The upper level of the cloister is connected to the church Upper choir. Tt’s known that the monks of the Order of Saint Jerome frequented the High Choir at various times of the day, to pray aloud, sing chants and participate in religious services.
View of the upper portion of the church from the High Choir.
This portion of the monastery suffered the most damage in the earthquake of 1755. The balcony collapsed, and was not rebuilt until 1883.
I am leannig against the balcony and looking down. The Altar/Nave straight ahead is seen through the columns.
In the middle of the balcony is a sculpture of the cruxification of Christ.
A powerful image of devotion, by Phillipe de Vries, sculptor of French or
Flemish origin, was commissioned and given by the infante D. Luís, son of
King Manuel I, to the Royal Monastery of Jerónimos.
Much admired for artistic and devotional reasons, highlighting its monumental scale, the sculptural quality of the modeled and the ability to mobilize the empathic suffering of the spectator, this exceptional sculpture has been mentioned and commented over the centuries.
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In 1660, Friar Diogo de Jesus highlighted it among the riches of the Monastery, writing: "what most steals the view and hearts is a venerable image of Our Redemptor crucified and pending."
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The walls are adorned by a number of paintings representing the Apostles (ten only, as two paintings were lost in 1755) and a painting of St. Jerome and one of St. Augustine, all by an unknown artist.
Closer view at a few paintings.
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Overview of the upper choir.
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We are now going down the stairs to the exit to vist the Church of Santa Maria de Belem.
NEXT.... Church SAnta Maria de Belem
