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Recuperação e adaptação da Igreja do Convento de São Francisco
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Situado junto à Praça da República, o Convento de São Francisco é uma das construções mais antigas da cidade de Portalegre. Foi edificado pelos Franciscanos por volta do séc. XIII tendo sido a sua primeira residência religiosa nesta cidade (1).
O edifício era das poucas construções fora da cerca amuralhada de D. Dinis e localizava-se apoucas centenas de metros da cerca urbana, mesmo em frente à porta de Alegrete. No séc. XIX, após a guerra civil e durante a aplicação da legislação de Mouzinho da Silveira que nacionalizou todos os bens das ordens religiosas e extinguiu as suas casas devido à decadência que estas atingiram, e também o facto de constituírem um estado dentro de outro representando uma sociedade separada da civil, pôs o fim de seis séculos de funcionamento do Convento de São Francisco (2). Apesar de a Igreja ter ficado aberta ao culto até 1910, numa parte do Convento funcionou um quartel e anos depois uma fábrica de tratamento de cortiça de Thomas Reynolds. Em 1967 foi considerado imóvel de interesse público, mas mesmo assim a sua conservação degradou-se sem que o seu proprietário, o estado, se preocupasse com a sua preservação. Ao abrigo do protocolo celebrado entre a Fundação Robinson e o IGESPAR a 19 de Julho de 2005, é realizada a recuperação e restauro, requalificação e reconversão da Igreja como espaço cultural, devolvendo a dignidade como um dos elementos arquitetónicos que há mais tempo marcam a paisagem e história de Portalegre. A intervenção na Igreja do Convento de São Francisco de Portalegre revelou dados que não eram conhecidos, nomeadamente várias fases de construção, as alterações e mudanças, hesitações e erros ao longo de séculos. Como é óbvio uma Igreja do séc. XIII com processos de construção lentos, muitas das vezes a ideia inicial era sujeita a alterações antes dos trabalhos concluídos. Relativamente à intervenção arquitetónica no corpo edificado correspondente à Igreja do Convento de São Francisco, como apresentava um razoável estado de conservação, as ações de recuperação foram simples limitando-se à remoção do reboco com cimento e substituição do mesmo por cal, remoção do pavimento na nave que permitiu uma campanha arqueológica e restauro das caixilharias existentes.
No novo edificado foram construídas todas as infraestruturas de suporte ao Núcleo Museológico existente na Igreja, nomeadamente a receção, instalações sanitárias, área de estudo, área técnica e elevador para acessibilidade a indivíduos condicionados ao nível da sua mobilidade. Neste trabalho de projeto de mestrado vão ser descritas de forma detalhada e sistemática todos os trabalhos inerentes à reabilitação da Igreja do Convento de São Francisco esperando que este documento possa constituir um importante testemunho para melhor entendimento dos trabalhos realizados e contribuir para a valorização deste património histórico
Situated next to Republic Square, San Francisco’s Convent is one of the oldest buildings in the city of Portalegre. It was built by the Franciscans around the 13th century and it was their first religious residence in this city (1). The building was one of the few buildings outside the surrounding walls of D. Dinis and it was located a few hundred meters from the urban fence, right in front of the Alegrete door. In the 19th century, after the Civil War, and during the enforcement of Mouzinho da Silveira’s legislation, which nationalized all assets of religious orders and extinguished their homes due to the decay they had reached and due to the fact that they constituted a state within a civil one, it was put an end to six centuries of San Francisco’s Convent operation (2). Although the Church has been open for worship until 1910, in a part of the convent there was a barracks operating, and some years later there was also the factory of cork treatment named Thomas Reynolds. In 1967 it was considered property of public interest, but even so its conservation has deteriorated because its owner, the state, didn’t care about its preservation. Under the protocol signed between the Foundation and the Robinson IGESPAR on 19th of July, 2005, it was carried out the renovation and restoration, redevelopment and conversion of the church as a cultural space, restoring dignity to one of the architectural elements which has greatly marked the landscape and the history of Portalegre. The intervention in the Church of the Convent of San Francisco in Portalegre revealed important but unknown information, including various stages of construction, alterations and changes, hesitations and errors over centuries. Obviously, being a church of the 13th century with slow construction processes, the inicial idea was often subject to change before all the work was completed. Regarding the architectural intervention in the built body corresponding to the Church of the Convent of San Francisco in Portalegre, as it presented a reasonable state of preservation, the recovery actions were limited to the simple removal of the plaster with cement and its replacement by lime, the removal of pavement on the Church’s aisle that allowed na archaeological campaign and a restoration of the existing window frames. In the new building were built all infrastructures of support to the museum site which exist in the Church, including reception, toilets, area of study and research, technical area and elevator for accessibility to individuals constrained in terms of their mobility. In this project work I will describe in detail all the work involved in the rehabilitation of the Church of the Convent of San Francisco in Portalegre, hoping that this document will be na important witness to a better understanding of the work done and a contribution to the appreciation of this historic heritage
Situated next to Republic Square, San Francisco’s Convent is one of the oldest buildings in the city of Portalegre. It was built by the Franciscans around the 13th century and it was their first religious residence in this city (1). The building was one of the few buildings outside the surrounding walls of D. Dinis and it was located a few hundred meters from the urban fence, right in front of the Alegrete door. In the 19th century, after the Civil War, and during the enforcement of Mouzinho da Silveira’s legislation, which nationalized all assets of religious orders and extinguished their homes due to the decay they had reached and due to the fact that they constituted a state within a civil one, it was put an end to six centuries of San Francisco’s Convent operation (2). Although the Church has been open for worship until 1910, in a part of the convent there was a barracks operating, and some years later there was also the factory of cork treatment named Thomas Reynolds. In 1967 it was considered property of public interest, but even so its conservation has deteriorated because its owner, the state, didn’t care about its preservation. Under the protocol signed between the Foundation and the Robinson IGESPAR on 19th of July, 2005, it was carried out the renovation and restoration, redevelopment and conversion of the church as a cultural space, restoring dignity to one of the architectural elements which has greatly marked the landscape and the history of Portalegre. The intervention in the Church of the Convent of San Francisco in Portalegre revealed important but unknown information, including various stages of construction, alterations and changes, hesitations and errors over centuries. Obviously, being a church of the 13th century with slow construction processes, the inicial idea was often subject to change before all the work was completed. Regarding the architectural intervention in the built body corresponding to the Church of the Convent of San Francisco in Portalegre, as it presented a reasonable state of preservation, the recovery actions were limited to the simple removal of the plaster with cement and its replacement by lime, the removal of pavement on the Church’s aisle that allowed na archaeological campaign and a restoration of the existing window frames. In the new building were built all infrastructures of support to the museum site which exist in the Church, including reception, toilets, area of study and research, technical area and elevator for accessibility to individuals constrained in terms of their mobility. In this project work I will describe in detail all the work involved in the rehabilitation of the Church of the Convent of San Francisco in Portalegre, hoping that this document will be na important witness to a better understanding of the work done and a contribution to the appreciation of this historic heritage
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Igreja São Francisco Reabilitação Recuperação Conservação Restauro Church Rehabilitation Restoration Conservation Restoration