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Mosteiro de São Bento (São Paulo)

São Bento Monastery
Mosteiro de São Bento
MosteiroSBento-SP.jpg
Aerial view of the monastery
Mosteiro de São Bento (São Paulo) is located in São Paulo
Mosteiro de São Bento (São Paulo)
Location within São Paulo
Monastery information
Order Order of Saint Benedict
Established July 14, 1598 (1598-07-14)
Diocese Archdiocese of São Paulo
People
Abbot Dom Mathias Tolentino Braga
Architecture
Architect Richard Berndl
Style Neo-Romanesque
Groundbreaking 1910 (1910)
Completion date 1914 (1914)
Site
Location São Paulo, Brazil
Coordinates 23°32′38″S 46°38′02″W / 23.54389°S 46.63389°W / -23.54389; -46.63389Coordinates: 23°32′38″S 46°38′02″W / 23.54389°S 46.63389°W / -23.54389; -46.63389
Website www.mosteiro.org.br

Mosteiro de São Bento (in Portuguese: São Bento Monastery) is a church located in São Paulo, Brazil. Established on 14 July 1598, the current church was built between 1910 and 1914.



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