The convent was founded in 1495. The convent of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, a congregation of Poor Clares in Beja, was the setting for the romance between nun Mariana Alcoforado and a French officer, as retold in Mariana (1997) and other novels.
The convent is now the regional museum of  Museu Rainha Dona Leonor.

Convento Beja           
Beja, Portugal
1495