▁ 7 ▁August ▁of ▁ 1 4 0 9 ▁the ▁monaster y ▁was ▁visited ▁by ▁King ▁John ▁I ▁of ▁Portugal . ▁ ▁The ▁present ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 9 – 7 9 , ▁with ▁a ▁project ▁by ▁Br . ▁João ▁Tur ri ano , ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁Milan ese ▁architect , ▁Leon ardo ▁Tur ri ano . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁process ional ▁Latin ▁cross ▁and ▁a ▁single ▁nave . ▁The ▁fac ade ▁has ▁three ▁nich es ▁in ▁which ▁are ▁hous ed ▁the ▁sculpt ures ▁of ▁Santo ▁Tir so ▁in ▁the ▁center , ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁S . ▁B ento ▁and ▁Santa ▁Es col ást ica . ▁In ▁the ▁tym pan um ▁is ▁ins cribed ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁ 1 6 7 9 ▁that , ▁hypoth et ically , ▁represents ▁the ▁term ▁of ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁The ▁monaster y ▁owned ▁lands ▁and ▁other ▁assets ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁don ated ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁nob ility , ▁particularly ▁by ▁the ▁Mai as , ▁the ▁found ing ▁family , ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁when ▁im ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁the ▁State ▁ex prop ri ated ▁the ▁properties ▁of ▁the ▁religious ▁orders ▁and ▁closed ▁the ▁monaster ies . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁ 4 6 ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁mon ks ▁of ▁S . ▁B ento , ▁the ▁Inter im ▁Municipal ▁Commission ▁of ▁the ▁future ▁municipality ▁of ▁Santo ▁Tir so ▁was ▁taken ▁over , ▁which