The Carmel of Santa Teresa, belonging to the Order of Carmel, was founded by a group of Carmelites. Inaugurated in 1744, it was the seventh Carmelo to be founded in Portugal.
R. Santa Teresa 16, 3000-359
Coimbra
In the 19th century, following the extinction of religious orders in Portugal, women religious were forced to abandon Carmelo and were welcomed by family and friends. Later, many of them entered several Carmelite convents in Spain. In 1933, when in Portugal religious freedom was already enjoyed, three of the nuns of this community who had moved to Spain, decided to return and, with the support of three other Spanish Sisters, restored the community and the Carmel of Coimbra. Years later and after many diligences, the Carmelites managed to recover the keys to the convent from which they had been expelled, the latter being the only Carmel that the government restored to the Order. Thus, Carmel of Coimbra was continued as a retreat home for a community of Carmelites who live a life of silent surrender for the Church and for humanity.
Among the many sisters who lived in Carmelo de Santa Teresa, Sister Lúcia stands out, a fortune teller from Fátima, who lived in the shelter of this convent from 1948 to 2005 (the year she died), having professed in 1949. After the death of Sister Lúcia , Carmelo de Santa Teresa created the Irmã Lúcia Memorial, where it is possible to appreciate a replica of her cell, as well as some of her personal objects, photographs, her handiwork and other elements that help to understand her life path.
Source: https://www.cm-coimbra.pt/