Títulos da Capela de Maria Esteves
Item
Country
PT
Name of institution (English)
Historical Archive of the Patriarchate of Lisbon
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
por
Contact information: postal address
Mosteiro de São Vicente de Fora, Campo de Santa Clara, 1100-472 Lisbon
Contact information: phone number
00351 218810500
Contact information: web address
Contact information: email
ccultural@patriarcado-lisboa.pt
Reference number
Títulos da Capela de Maria Esteves
Type of reference number
Archival reference number
Title (English)
Titles of Maria Esteves' Chapel
Title (official language of the state)
Títulos da Capela de Maria Esteves
Language of title
por
Creator / accumulator
Patriarcado de Lisboa
Date note
13th century/16th century
Language(s)
por
lat
Extent
2 books
Type of material
Textual material
Physical condition
Good
Scope and content
The Títulos da Capela de Maria Esteves fonds is composed of two volumes of over one hundred documents (all parchments, except four) related to the “capela” (chantry) set up by Aires Martins, “escrivão da puridade” (secretary) of King Dinis, and his wife Maria Esteves in the church of Santo André in Lisbon. In 1296, King Dinis gave the "padroado" (patronage) of Santo André's church to Aires Martins and Maria Esteves, but, as they were childless, they renounced the "padroado" and set up a “capela” (chantry) in the church, providing it with part of their assets.
Both volumes were partially transcribed and published by Isaías da Rosa Pereira (1964). However, Pereira’s selection does not include a parchment (vol. 1, doc. 27) that mentions a Jew named Simão who sold a farm in Monte Agraço, near Lisbon, to Maria Esteves in 1325 for 50 dobras (currency) (see Tavim and Mucznik, 2018). This is the only Jewish-related document identified in this collection.
Both volumes were partially transcribed and published by Isaías da Rosa Pereira (1964). However, Pereira’s selection does not include a parchment (vol. 1, doc. 27) that mentions a Jew named Simão who sold a farm in Monte Agraço, near Lisbon, to Maria Esteves in 1325 for 50 dobras (currency) (see Tavim and Mucznik, 2018). This is the only Jewish-related document identified in this collection.
Archival history
After the royal decree of February 4, 1834, the Santa Igreja Patriarcal de Lisboa was closed down. The status of Archiepiscopal Cathedral was handed over to the Basílica de Santa Maria Maior, and the Patriarchate's assets, including the documents that belonged to its “cartório” (registry), were incorporated in the Repartição dos Próprios Nacionais (Office of National Assets). Part of this collection is in the Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo at present (Sé Patriarcal de Lisboa fonds). The implantation of the Republic in 1910 and the law of Separation of Church and State (April 20, 1911) caused new transformations in the Patriarchate's archive. In 1917, when Cardinal-Patriarch D. António Mendes Belo (1842-1929) was expelled from the Lisbon diocese by the Republican government, most of the remaining archive was transferred to the “Duplicados and Truncados” (copies and truncated documents) repository, adjacent to the Biblioteca da Ajuda, and later to the Biblioteca Nacional (National Library) in 1929-30. In 1997, this collection was also incorporated in the Arquivo Nacional of Torre do Tombo (Câmara Eclesiástica de Lisboa fonds).
Meanwhile, some documents had returned to the Patriarchate of Lisbon and made up a small collection, which was enriched with other items belonging to parish archives. In 1972, the historian Isaías Rosa Pereira catalogued these documents and divided them into four collections: Reservados (Restricted Documents, where he included the “Títulos da Capela de Maria Esteves”), Caixas (Boxes), Livros Manuscritos (Manuscript Books) and Livraria (Library). The archive’s medieval documents were recently subject to a detailed description and reorganised in an informal collection named “Colecção Medieval” (Medieval Collection).
Meanwhile, some documents had returned to the Patriarchate of Lisbon and made up a small collection, which was enriched with other items belonging to parish archives. In 1972, the historian Isaías Rosa Pereira catalogued these documents and divided them into four collections: Reservados (Restricted Documents, where he included the “Títulos da Capela de Maria Esteves”), Caixas (Boxes), Livros Manuscritos (Manuscript Books) and Livraria (Library). The archive’s medieval documents were recently subject to a detailed description and reorganised in an informal collection named “Colecção Medieval” (Medieval Collection).
Administrative / Biographical history
The Patriarcado de Lisboa was instituted in 1716 by Pope Clement XI. Then, the diocese of Lisbon was divided into two – the patriarchate of Occidental Lisbon, headquartered in the royal chapel, and the archbishopric of Oriental Lisbon, based at the Sé of Lisbon. The reunification happened in 1740, with the integration of the archbishopric into the patriarchate of Lisbon. Three years before, D. Tomás de Almeida had been appointed the first Cardinal-Patriarch of Lisbon. Following the reunification, the Câmara Eclesiástica (Ecclesiastic Chamber) was renamed as Câmara Patriarcal (Patriarchal Chamber) and later as Cúria Patriarcal (Patriarcal Curia). In 1780, Cardinal D. Fernando de Sousa e Silva undertook the reorganisation of Lisbon's parishes due to the transformations the Earthquake of 1755 caused in the city. A new moment of diocesan restructuring followed the Liberal Revolution and, in the 20th century, the implantation of the Republic and the ideological tensions that emerged between Church and State. The period of D. Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira as Cardinal-Patriarch was a phase of consolidation, with the foundation of new seminaries, the growth of the number of parishes and the re-inauguration of the Sé de Lisboa in 1940, after a long restoration campaign. A pastoral reform marked the late 1960s and the 70s after the Second Vatican Council.
In 1998, the diocesan services were transferred to the monastery of São Vicente de Fora, which also hosted the Arquivo Histórico do Patriarcado de Lisboa created on September 23 of the same year. At present, the Arquivo Histórico has a vast collection of documents, mostly from ecclesiastic and private fonds.
In 1998, the diocesan services were transferred to the monastery of São Vicente de Fora, which also hosted the Arquivo Histórico do Patriarcado de Lisboa created on September 23 of the same year. At present, the Arquivo Histórico has a vast collection of documents, mostly from ecclesiastic and private fonds.
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System of arrangement
The documents are organised into two volumes. They conserve their original numbering.
Access, restrictions
The documents are available for consultation in the reading room of the archive.
Finding aids
A database with the archive's Medieval documentation description is available in the archive's reading room.
Links to finding aids
Author of the description
Carla Vieira, 2021
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