The Odivelas Monastery, near Lisbon, hosted the international congress “King Dinis 700 years after his death” on 8 and 9 October, organised by Odivelas City Council with Património Cultural, I.P. and Museus e Monumentos de Portugal.
Researchers in archaeology, anthropology, art history, conservation and even entomology discussed the results of the study of the king’s tomb (1261-1325). The tomb was opened in 2019, the king’s sword was discovered in 2022 and the tomb was sealed again in 2023.
This forensic study, a first in Portugal, also led in 2025 to a facial reconstruction of King Dinis, the first scientifically based image of a Portuguese king of the first dynasty. Universities from Spain and the United Kingdom took part in the congress.
