Mosteiro
Encyclopedia
Mosteiro, the singular tense for the Portuguese
word for monastery
, may also refer:
In the archipelago of the Azores
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
word for monastery
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
, may also refer:
Portugal
- Mosteiro (Oleiros), a civil parish in the municipality of Oleiros
- Mosteiro (Vieira do Minho), a parish in the municipality of Vieira do Minho
- Mosteiro, Torre de Dona Chama, a village in the parish of Torre de Dona ChamaTorre de Dona ChamaTorre de Dona Chama is a Portuguese civil parish in the municipality and district of Bragança, in the Trás-os-Montes region of northern Portugal...
In the archipelago of the Azores
Azores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
- Mosteiro (Lajes das Flores)Mosteiro (Lajes das Flores)Mosteiro is the smallest civil parish In the municipality of Lajes das Flores on the island of Flores; it has less than 50 inhabitants and covers an area of 6.2 km²...
, a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes das Flores