Monastery of São Francisco (Angra do Heroísmo)
The first Franciscans arrived in Terceira around 1456 and from an early age tried to build a hermitage and later, in 1470, a convent. This primitive complex (convent and hermitage) was demolished, giving way to the current, larger and more imposing one. In 1663, when Frei Naranjo gathered the necessary donations for the works, they began. Three years later, the dormitories and workshops were completed and, on March 6, 1666, the first stone of the new temple was solemnly laid.
