Instituição e vicissitudes de um beatério quinhentista : as Beatas do Campo da Vinha (Braga) : notas e rotas de investigação

Abstract

This  work,  based  on  the  available   bibliography and  archive  sources,  synthesises  some fundamental  facts  related  to  the first  years  after  the foundation  of the institution  and  the character of its founder The author also attempts to establish the place of this religious house in Braga's social and religious contexts and in the cyclical changes experienced by the beatérios of the Iberian Peninsula. Finally,  the author proposes some explanations for the specific kind of spirituality practised by the devout sisters of Campo da Vinha (Beatas do Campo da Vinha) and the longevity of this institution.