“For there is no one forely on except your Majesty who is the mother of honorable orphans”

Alms from D. Maria I, queen of Portugal

Authors

  • Paulo Drumond Braga Instituto Europeu de Ciências da Cultura Padre Manuel Antunes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14393/CEF-v34n1-2021-11

Abstract

This paper aims to study some requests for alms addressed in 1789 to D. Maria I, queen of Portugal. In the Early Modern Period, among the various ways that the poor had to get help, there was the request for alms, either from Misericórdias, from other brotherhoods, or from powerful individuals, namely members of the royal family. These requests were often answered positively, since aid to the poors was arto f the archetype of the good Christian. On the other hand, charity and assistance was complementary to other forms of salvific intercession, namely the celebration of masses and the institution of chapels.

KEYWORDS: Portugal. Poverty. Poor Petitions. Alms.

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Author Biography

Paulo Drumond Braga, Instituto Europeu de Ciências da Cultura Padre Manuel Antunes

 Instituto Europeu de Ciências da Cultura Padre Manuel Antunes (Lisboa, Portugal).

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Published

2021-08-01

How to Cite

Braga, P. D. . (2021). “For there is no one forely on except your Majesty who is the mother of honorable orphans”: Alms from D. Maria I, queen of Portugal. Caderno Espaço Feminino, 34(1), 192–204. https://doi.org/10.14393/CEF-v34n1-2021-11

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 1 (2021)

Section

Mulheres em Portugal e no Império Português na segunda metade do século XVIII