“Sclaves of the Most Holy Mother”
the devotion of the nunneries of Vila Viçosa to Our Lady of Conception (1752-1798)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14393/CEF-v34n1-2021-5Abstract
This article covers devotion of the nunneries of Chagas, Santa Cruz and Esperança to Our Lady of Conception of Vila Viçosa, patroness of Portugal. Registered in the Brotherhood of the Slaves, they made the connection between the mother church and the noblest convents of the locality.
KEYWORDS: Our Lady of Conception. Nunneries. Brotherhood.
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2021-08-01
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Mulheres em Portugal e no Império Português na segunda metade do século XVIII
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“Sclaves of the Most Holy Mother”: the devotion of the nunneries of Vila Viçosa to Our Lady of Conception (1752-1798). (2021). Caderno Espaço Feminino, 34(1), 65-88. https://doi.org/10.14393/CEF-v34n1-2021-5