Convento de São João Evangelista de Évora
Item
Country
PT
Name of institution (English)
Évora Public Library
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
por
Contact information: postal address
Largo Conde de Vila Flor, 7000-804 Évora
Contact information: phone number
00351 266 769 330
Contact information: web address
Contact information: email
bpevora@bpe.pt
Reference number
Convento de S. João Evangelista de Évora
Type of reference number
Archival reference number
Title (English)
Convent of São João Evangelista of Évora
Title (official language of the state)
Convento de São João Evangelista de Évora
Language of title
por
Creator / accumulator
Convento de São João Evangelista de Évora
Date(s)
1374/1919
Language(s)
por
Extent
31 storage units
Type of material
Textual Material
Physical condition
Good
Scope and content
The Convento de São João Evangelista fonds comprises documentation produced by or related to the convent over its history. It includes records regarding the convent's assets, namely sale and leasing deeds of houses and lands. One of these records mentions Mousem Caldeirão, a Jew from Évora who had rented the "sisas" (tax) incomes in 1486. He owned a house on Rua da Judiaria in Évora that was adjacent to houses where two other Jews, Rabi Joseph and Mousse Galite, lived. The Count of Olivença bought this house on June 29, 1487 (liv. 1, peça 6).
We thank Pedro Pinto for bringing this document to our attention.
We thank Pedro Pinto for bringing this document to our attention.
Archival history
The Convento de São João Baptista fonds was incorporated in the Biblioteca Pública de Évora collection after its extinction in 1834.
Administrative / Biographical history
The Convent of São João Evangelista of Évora, also known as the Convento dos Lóios, was founded in the 1480s by D. Rodrigo de Melo, the first governor of Tanger and first Count of Olivença, and D. Álvaro de Portugal, the son of the second Duke of Bragança. It hosted a community of Secular Canons of St. John the Evangelist from 1491 onwards. During the whole 16th century, the conventual space was successively renovated. In 1541, the convent started managing the hospital of Portel.
The convent's church became the pantheon of the founder's descendants: the Dukes of Cadaval and the Marquises of Ferreira. The Earthquake of 1755 ruined the convent, which was already in a state of degradation. In the following years, the building was rebuilt with significant changes in the original structure.
After the dissolution of the monasteries in Portugal in 1834, the Convent of São João Evangelista was closed down. In the 20th century, the building hosted the Arquivo Distrital de Évora and other public services. At present, it s a hotel, the Pousada dos Lóios.
The convent's church became the pantheon of the founder's descendants: the Dukes of Cadaval and the Marquises of Ferreira. The Earthquake of 1755 ruined the convent, which was already in a state of degradation. In the following years, the building was rebuilt with significant changes in the original structure.
After the dissolution of the monasteries in Portugal in 1834, the Convent of São João Evangelista was closed down. In the 20th century, the building hosted the Arquivo Distrital de Évora and other public services. At present, it s a hotel, the Pousada dos Lóios.
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System of arrangement
The fonds is organised into 9 series: Capelas (chantries), Escrituras (deeds), Sentenças (sentences), Foros e Herdades (revenues and estates), Livros de Contas (accounting book), Receita (incomes), Índice do Cartório (index of the registry), Memórias (records) and Documentos Vários (various documents).
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Author of the description
Carla Vieira, 2021
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