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His name has been written in different fashions: Diogo Boytac, Diogo de Boytac, Diogo
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The general plan of the monastery and church resembles that at Setúbal. He laid the foundations for this three-aisled hall church with five bays under a single vault, a clearly marked but only slightly projecting
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of the main chapel shows ribs with the shape of a twisted rope - again anticipating a common theme in
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