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Between villages and walls: legacy of the Oratorian Missionaries in Pernambuco (Brazil)

Publication . Santos, Joaquim Rodrigues dos; Nascimento, Ana Lúcia; Lira, Ana Ligia

Despite the numerous historical studies on the Oratorians in Brazil, little is actually known about the culture and art associated with this religious congregation – especially associated with its missionary activities. The usual administrative changes in the missions, between religious institutions, also make it difficult to point accurately to the Oratorian contributions in many cases. But the most important issue is undoubtedly the lack of research on Oratorian missionary art, which makes this a somewhat unknown area. The importance of this chapter, in which the art of the Brazilian Oratorians has been, for the first time, focused on as a whole, is therefore that it has now become clear that a probably vast and valuable heritage related to the Oratorian missions in the Brazilian hinterlands remains to be uncovered and studied in detail. The Oratorian missionary remains are undoubtedly part of a history of Brazil that is gradually vanishing, but if one carefully analyses these remains, evidence will surely be found of the Oratorian singularity in Brazil. Hopefully, the years to come will produce further scholarship on this issue and shed more light on the Oratorians’ artistic culture.

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Oratorians of Saint Philip Neri in Goa: a paradigm of Goan-ness

Publication . Santos, Joaquim Rodrigues dos

The Oratorian congregation of Goa is a sui generis case: it was the first far-Asian native Catholic congregation that missionised other Asian (and African) regions. The missionary success of the Goan Brahmin priests, especially in Ceylon, brought them recognition within the society of Portuguese India, but the prominence of the Goan Oratorians was also physically marked on Goa’s skyline, through its imposing headquarters rising over the city. The Church of the Holy Cross of Miracles, built by an Augustinian priest, would have been impressive – a three-storey white church standing at the top of one of Goa’s hills, with, as we have seen, a façade belonging to the typology existing only in Goa. The significance of the church would have resulted from the symbolism of the place: the site of a prodigious miracle of Goa, and it would, therefore, have to be an impressive monument. The symbolism was extended to the Oratorians after the church was given to them: the Goan Oratorian congregation was created under the shadow of the Holy Cross of Miracles, from where Christ had appeared, thus blessing the Oratorians in their mission.

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Beauty, devotion and spirituality: the art and culture of the Oratorians of Saint Philip Neri

Publication . Santos, Joaquim Rodrigues dos

The Oratorians of Saint Philip Neri, as well as their artistic production, were many times neglected in favour of other bigger religious orders, with more power, wealth and a more effective propaganda apparatus, such as Jesuits, Franciscans, Benedictines, etc. This book of essays intends to discuss the art and culture produced or associated to the Oratorians of Saint Philip Neri, especially focusing on issues still little known by most people, including many experts. This book is intended to be a key work in the studies on Oratorian art, in which the authors will focus on this very important artistic production, commonly forgotten when compared with other religious productions of art.

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Fortificações portuguesas na Índia e Ceilão: panorâmica geral

Publication . Santos, Joaquim Rodrigues dos

A chegada de Vasco da Gama à Índia em 1498 iniciou um processo de estabelecimento português no espaço do subcontinente indiano que só terminaria em 1961. Apoiado por um vasto conjunto de fortificações que foram acompanhando a evolução da poliorcética, a presença portuguesa passou de um estabelecimento pontual em pontos-chave ao longo da costa ocidental da Índia, para um domínio territorial em algumas áreas específicas, até ser forçado a uma reorganização na segunda metade do século XVIII, fruto das vastas perdas territoriais sofridas. A presença de estruturas fortificadas de origem portuguesa na maioria destes territórios patenteia a enorme importância que as mesmas tiveram na construção do império português no Oriente. O presente ensaio pretende dar uma panorâmica geral da evolução das fortificações portuguesas na Índia e no Sri Lanka, apoiando-se também num conjunto de investigações desenvolvidas por diversos autores.

2023-12Journal article

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Safeguards of the architectural heritage in the Portuguese «Estado da Índia»

Publication . Santos, Joaquim Rodrigues dos

O capítulo do livro aborda o historial do longo percurso dedicado à salvaguarda do património arquitectónico de Goa durante o período português, e mais especificamente entre inícios da século XIX e meados do século XX. A investigação recorreu a fontes primárias (documentos), fontes secundárias (imprensa periódica, livros) e entrevistas.

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