São Paulo - Mosteiro de São Bento

Mosteiro de São Bento

Rua São Bento leads to Largo São Bento, in which are the Mosteiro de São Bento (Benedictine monastery), built in the late 16th century, and its church of 1910-22. A number of notable Benedictine artists contributed to the decoration of the monastery, including Agostinho de Jesus, who carved the clay statues of St Benedict and St Scholastica between 1650 and 1652. Other notable features are the stained glass, the German-made organ, an image of the Virgin in a robe set with pearls and a crucifix of 1777.