Convento de Nossa Senhora das Necessidades in Alcantara, Lisboa

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Largo das Necessidades, 58
Alcantara, Lisboa Municipality, Lisboa 1350-188 Portugal

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Formerly a convent belonging to the Congregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri, it was built in the 18th century, by order of King João V, in gratitude for prayers answered by Our Lady of Needs, whose first devotional chapel stood on this site. The church of the former Convent of Saint Philip Neri (Convento de São Filipe Néri) or Convent of Our Lady of Needs (Convento de Nossa Senhora das Necessidades) remains intact but the former structure of the convent was transformed into the Services of the Secretary of State. The palace that was built contiguously to the convent became the residence of the kings of the Braganza dynasty, beginning in the reign of Queen Maria II, and all subsequent monarchs lived there, except for her son, King Luís I, who preferred to use the Palace of Ajuda. Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, husband of Maria II, lived in this palace until his death, amassing a large collection of art, which would be dispersed after his death. The palace then underwent several renovations to accommodate the taste of the various monarchs who lived there, the most recent of which was carried out at the beginning of the twentieth century by King Carlos I. After the proclamation of the republic on 5 October 1910, the palace remained unoccupied for almost 40 years. In around 1950 it became the headquarters of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a function that continues until the present day. Most of the royal collections, of art, furnishings and other bric-a-bracs were transferred to the museum of the Palace of Ajuda.