Convent of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Lagoa)

Convent of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Convento de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
A glimpse of the buildings of the Convent of Our Lady of Mount Carmel near Lagoa, Algarve.
General information
TypeConvent
Architectural styleMedieval
LocationLagoa
Town or cityLagoa
CountryPortugal
Coordinates37°7′34.93″N 8°25′15.73″W / 37.1263694°N 8.4210361°W / 37.1263694; -8.4210361
Opened1550
OwnerPortuguese Republic
Technical details
MaterialMasonry

The Convent of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Portuguese: Convento da Nossa Senhora do Carmo; which was in fact referred to as the Convent of Our Lady of Help/Aid (Portuguese: Convento da Nossa Senhora do Socorro)) is a medieval carmelite convent and church complex in the civil parish of Lagoa in the municipality of Lagoa in the Portuguese Algarve. The original convent was all but destroyed in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. After the extinction of the religious orders in Portugal in 1834, the property was taken over by a signeurial family which continued to provide church services.