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"The Convent presents several riches such as the carpentry pieces executed by Manoel Setúbal. The Festival dedicated to the saint is celebrated on the 13th of June with Masses from 6h, blessings and distribution of breads and stalls with typical food of June parties.The space “ Antonian Gastronomy is back to business again during the festivities with dishes of pasta and sauces,in the basement of the convent." - https://riotur.rio/en/que_fazer/church-and-convent-of-santo-antonio/
"The first friars of the Franciscan Order arrived in Rio in 1592 and established their first residence at the foot of the now-extinct Morro do Castelo (Castle Hill), until they received a donation of land on Morro de Santo Antônio (Saint Anthony's Hill) (so named because there was a small chapel dedicated to the Saint there) where they built the Convent.
The cornerstone was laid on June 4, 1608, and the first mass was celebrated in 1615. In the 1750s, major renovations were made to expand its capacity, and the convent took on its current configuration.
Several friars from the Convent were prominent figures. Friar Vicente do Salvador, for example, authored the first document in Brazilian historiography, *História do Brasil* (1627).
The manuscript was found by Capistrano de Abreu in the National Library in 1881, two and a half centuries after it was written and published in 1888. Friar Sampaio authored the *Manifesto do Rio de Janeiro*, a text that requested Dom Pedro's continued stay in Brazil and was delivered to the prince on January 9, 1822, the date Dom Pedro famously declared "I'm staying." The friar was also a political mentor to Dom Pedro I, and it is said that several discussions in favor of independence took place in his cell.
No campo intelectual, destaca-se a biblioteca que, em meados do século XVIII, contava com 5 mil títulos. Ela ainda é bastante rica, mas os títulos anteriores a 1900 foram transportados para a Universidade São Francisco, em Bragança Paulista. Foi também no final século XVIII que, no atual Salão de Confissões, funcionou uma universidade até 1820.
Após o fim da Revolta da Armada (1891-94), o morro de Santo Antônio começou a ser ocupado por barracões que serviam de alojamento para os soldados, depois por civis e tornou-se uma das primeiras favelas do Rio. Com a justificativa da necessidade de reestruturação viária da cidade, os habitantes da favela do Santo Antônio sofreram ações de desapropriação e alguns incêndios “misteriosos”, até que grande parte do morro foi derrubada, em fins de 1950. O Aterro do Flamengo foi construído com suas terras. Atualmente ele abriga apenas o Convento, a Igreja de Santo Antônio e a capela." - https://riomemorias.com.br/memoria/convento-de-santo-antonio/
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