These documents were moved to Pisa before the monastery closed its doors and were published there.

The monastery closed on 30 November 1538 during the dissolution, and the site passed into the ownership of the Blithman family.

In practice, many Chinese monasteries have also closed their mountain gates to give a cloistered atmosphere to the temple residents.

The monastery closed as such in 1756, when the Spanish Crown took away much of the power of the religious orders in New Spain.

The monastery closed in 1821 and the building deteriorated significantly until it was decided to rehabilitate it as a tourist attraction.

In the 16th century, the Humiliati order was suppressed and St. Catherine's church and monastery closed.

The Casa Pastéis in Belém was the first place selling the original creamy dessert once the monastery closed in the 1820s.

French laws were ushered in, the Catholic Church was repressed (many churches were ransacked and monasteries closed) and conscription was introduced.

St Clement's monastery closed in 1975 and is now a retreat centre run by the Redemptorists and the Sisters of St. Joseph, Goulburn.

During the Cristero War, the monastery closed its doors due to the violence.