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A quick cameraphone picture of the "Mosteiro de São Bento" (Portuguese for "Saint Benedict's Monastery") in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil. Due to the beauty of this building, I am planning to go back there and take some others pictures with a decent camera and time. A little bit about the Monastery: São Bento Monastery is a mandatory stop for visitors; one of that sacred tips, even for non religious people. Benedictines arrived in São Paulo in 1598, but the Abbey and São Bento chapel were built only in 1634. The place, that received Pope Benedict XVI during his stay in Brazil in 2007, is today, additionally to the church (Basilica de Nossa Senhora da Assunção – Basilica of Our Lady of Assumption), this Monastery that today is the home for 40 cloistered monks who follow ora et labora (‘pray and work’) tradition, and, in the case of São Paulo monks, et legere ('and read'), specially the Bible. According to São Bento’s desire (Saint Benedict), monks had to find their sustenance/food in order to avoid leaving monastery cloisters. That is why their activities are normally performed there. São Paulo Abbey, among other internal works and chaplaincies, is responsible for teaching at school – that celebrated 100 years in 2003 – and Faculdade São Bento, who opened the first Philosophy course in Latin America. Monastery’s architecture is typical from XVII century; current building was built from 1910 to 1922, based on eclectic German tradition, designed by architect Richard Bernd. Internal decoration, frescos and murals were made by Benedictian Deutch monk D. Adelbert Gresnicht, who came to Brazil in 1913 to perform this work. He used to follow traditional Beuron School of Arts, in Prague. External clock is a German mechanic jewel, installed in 1921, considered the most accurate in São Paulo. There is also set of bell in tune that tolls each full hour and fraction hour. German organ at Basilica is also famous among experts, with four manual keyboards and pedals, 77 real registrations and 6,000 pipes. Source: SPTuris |
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| Source | Mosteiro e Colégio de São Bento |
| Author | Diego Torres Silvestre from Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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