Banca de DEFESA: ISMAEL WESLLEY DE SOUZA TINOCO

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STUDENT : ISMAEL WESLLEY DE SOUZA TINOCO
DATE: 01/06/2026
TIME: 10:09
LOCAL: VIDEOCONFERÊNCIA
TITLE:

The Misericórdias and the King (1498-1521): Charity and Devotion in the reform of assistance to the poor in the kingdom of Portugal.

KEY WORDS:

Mercy; Assistance; Charity; Devotion; Political religiosity.

PAGES: 339
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: História
SUMMARY:

his research aims to study the creation and activities of the Misericórdias
(charitable brotherhoods) in the Kingdom of Portugal between 1498 and 1521,
understanding them as a mechanism for promoting royal sovereignty and spirituality in
the court of King Manuel I. The Misericórdias were lay confraternities under royal
protection that, over time, assumed the administration of hospitals, the execution of wills,
the performance of funeral ceremonies and processions, in addition to providing
assistance to poor patients, widows, orphans, prisoners, and the so-called "ashamed" –
impoverished nobles. Through the preserved documentation of the Santa Casas de
Misericórdia of Portugal, we aim to understand the creation of the Misericórdias within
the context of royal power's interference in the field of social assistance, based on the
analysis of a corporate society in which works of mercy occupy a central place. Finally,
we also aim to discern the instrumental foundations that underpin the practice of works
of mercy, focusing on the main works of devotional dissemination and political theology
published and debated during the Manueline period.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Interna - 1055487 - CAROLINA GUAL DA SILVA
Interno - 1715783 - CLINIO DE OLIVEIRA AMARAL
Externo à Instituição - GUILHERME QUEIROZ DE SOUZA - UFPB
Externo à Instituição - LEANDRO CÉSAR SANTANA NEVES - UFRN
Presidente - 1581640 - MARCELO SANTIAGO BERRIEL
Externo à Instituição - RENAN MARQUES BIRRO - UPE