Miradouro da Senhora do Monte
From this viewpoint you can see, to the south, the Palha Sea, Saint George Castle, part of Lisbon Downtown and the estuary of the Tagus River, to the west, from Bairro Alto to the Monsanto Forest Park and, to north, the valley of Avenida Almirante Reis. Next to this viewpoint is the small and ancient Hermitage of Our Lady of Mount, founded in 1147 and consecrated to Saint Gens, a bishop who, according to tradition, was martyred here. It was on this ancient Mount of Saint Gens that D. Afonso Henriques set up camp to conquer the city.
The Augustine friars, who took charge of the hermitage, placed inside the stone chair that had belonged to the saint. A legend arose around this chair according to which pregnant women who sat there had uncomplicated births. D. Maria Ana from Austria, wife of D. João V, went to sit there when she was pregnant with the heir to the throne.
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