Colegiada de São Miguel de Torres Vedras
Item
Country
PT
Name of institution (English)
The National Archive of Torre do Tombo
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
por
Contact information: postal address
Alameda da Universidade, 1649-010 Lisbon
Contact information: phone number
00351 210 037 100
Contact information: web address
http://antt.dglab.gov.pt/contactos/
https://digitarq.arquivos.pt/
Contact information: email
mail@dglab.gov.pt
Reference number
PT/TT/CSMTV
Type of reference number
Archival reference number
Title (English)
Collegiate de São Miguel de Torres Vedras
Title (official language of the state)
Colegiada de São Miguel de Torres Vedras
Language of title
por
Creator / accumulator
Colegiada de São Miguel de Torres Vedras
Date(s)
1287/1816
Language(s)
por
Extent
22 books, 10 bundles, and 2 rolls
Type of material
Textual Material
Physical condition
Good
Scope and content
The Colegiada de São Miguel de Torres Vedras fonds comprises documentation related to and produced by the Collegiate and Church of São Miguel, one of the four churches of Torres Vedras. The fonds includes financial and property records, wills, inventories of assets, account books, etc. The oldest records, which date back to Medieval times, contain some scattered references to the Jewish community of Torres Vedras. Two examples are the following:
Maço (bundle) 3, doc. 44: "Emprazamento" (emphyteusis contract) of a house in Rua dos Açougues, in Torres Vedras, owned by the Collegiate of São Miguel. The document was written and signed in the house of Salomão Guedelha, by the village's clerk. June 7, 1356.
Maço 3, doc. 45: Deed of sale of a vineyard that, from 1435 to 1438, had been rented to Jews from Torres Vedras. One of the witnesses of this deed was a Jew named Antão Toledão.
We would like to thank Isabel de Luna, curator of the Museu Municipal Leonel Trindade in Torres Vedras, for the information on these documents.
Maço (bundle) 3, doc. 44: "Emprazamento" (emphyteusis contract) of a house in Rua dos Açougues, in Torres Vedras, owned by the Collegiate of São Miguel. The document was written and signed in the house of Salomão Guedelha, by the village's clerk. June 7, 1356.
Maço 3, doc. 45: Deed of sale of a vineyard that, from 1435 to 1438, had been rented to Jews from Torres Vedras. One of the witnesses of this deed was a Jew named Antão Toledão.
We would like to thank Isabel de Luna, curator of the Museu Municipal Leonel Trindade in Torres Vedras, for the information on these documents.
Archival history
In 1848, following the law of June 16 and the instruction of September 17, the assets and incomes of all collegiates in Portugal were applied to the maintenance of seminaries. Another law on December 27, 1849, determined that the collegiates documents should be stored in the registry of the seminary that received their assets and incomes.
Thus, the archive, assets and incomes of the Collegiate of São Miguel were transferred to the seminary of Santarém.
In 1912, the documentation of the Collegiate of São Miguel, which was stored in the Biblioteca Nacional (National Library), was sent to the Torre do Tombo. Then, the records were incorporated into a collection that aggregated all records from the ecclesiastic institutions of Torres Vedras. In the late 1990s, this organisation scheme was discarded and the records from ecclesiastic institutions were organised by diocese.
In 2013, it was noticed that a book (liv. 3) of the Colegiada de São Miguel fonds had been misidentified; thus, it was incorporated in the Colegiada de Santa Maria do Castelo de Torres Vedras fonds (liv. 39).
The records descriptions in the archive's online database follow previous catalogues and the abstracts in the back of the documents.
Thus, the archive, assets and incomes of the Collegiate of São Miguel were transferred to the seminary of Santarém.
In 1912, the documentation of the Collegiate of São Miguel, which was stored in the Biblioteca Nacional (National Library), was sent to the Torre do Tombo. Then, the records were incorporated into a collection that aggregated all records from the ecclesiastic institutions of Torres Vedras. In the late 1990s, this organisation scheme was discarded and the records from ecclesiastic institutions were organised by diocese.
In 2013, it was noticed that a book (liv. 3) of the Colegiada de São Miguel fonds had been misidentified; thus, it was incorporated in the Colegiada de Santa Maria do Castelo de Torres Vedras fonds (liv. 39).
The records descriptions in the archive's online database follow previous catalogues and the abstracts in the back of the documents.
Administrative / Biographical history
Collegiates were communities of clerics and laymen with the purpose of ensuring the religious cult in churches. As the four churches of Torres Vedras were parish churches, their collegiates had other specific functions, namely singing the canonical hours, celebrating masses, administering the sacraments and providing funeral ceremonies. The collegiates were headed by a prior and composed of a number of "raçoeiros" (literally, who received a ration), who were generally clerics but, exceptionally, also included a few laymen. As the churches of Torres Vedras were under the Crown's patronage, the king appointed the prior, who was later confirmed by the bishop. The prior was the only dignity of the collegiates of Torres Vedras. He had the responsibility of nominating the "raçoeiros". The "raçoeiros" undertook liturgical functions, such as taking part in the choir and praying for the worshipers who had left donations to the collegiate, among others. In addition, they also had the responsibility of managing the properties and incomes of the church. The "prioste", which was chosen among the "raçoeiros", had the function of managing the collegiate's assets and distributing its incomes. The revenues of the collegiates of Torres Vedras derived from worshipers' donations, tithes paid by parishioners and incomes from estates. The foundation date of the Church of São Miguel is unknown, but it already existed in the mid-13th century. Indeed, the church appears mentioned in a list from 1258-59 enrolling the churches in the bishoprics of Porto, Lamego, Tui, Coimbra and Lisbon that were under royal patronage. Over time, the patronage of the Church of São Miguel was successively donated by the kings to their wives. For instance, King Afonso III granted the patronage of the town churches to Queen Beatriz. After her death, the patronage returned to the king, at the time, King Dinis. In 1372, Queen Leonor de Teles received the patronage of the churches of Torres Vedras from King D. Fernando. The same occurred in the subsequent reins. In 1457, the Church of São Miguel was put under the custody of the Monastery of Alcobaça, after an exchange agreed between Abbot D. Jorge da Costa, the Cardinal of Alpedrinha and King D. Afonso V.
In 1859, by virtue of the reorganisation of the urban parishes of Torres Vedras, São Miguel was merged with the parish of Santa Maria do Castelo. At the time, the building was in ruins. In 1877, King Luís handed it over to the Municipality of Torres Vedras to be demolished.
In 1859, by virtue of the reorganisation of the urban parishes of Torres Vedras, São Miguel was merged with the parish of Santa Maria do Castelo. At the time, the building was in ruins. In 1877, King Luís handed it over to the Municipality of Torres Vedras to be demolished.
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System of arrangement
Each installation unit has its specific numerical order.
Access, restrictions
No restrictions, except for records in poor condition or available in digital format.
Finding aids
Handwritten and typewritten finding aids, available in Torre do Tombo:
"Inventário dos cartórios recolhidos da Biblioteca Nacional, em 1912" (Inventory of the registries transferred from the National Library in 1912), fol. 173. (L 283).
"Relação de documentos pertencentes aos cartórios das Colegiadas de São Miguel de Torres Vedras, de São Tiago de Torres Vedras, de Nossa Senhora da Luz da Carvoeira e de Santa Maria dos Olivais de Tomar que, em virtude do Decreto de 2 de Outubro de 1862, e da Portaria do Ministério do Reino, de 29 de Janeiro de 1864, foram transferidos do Seminário Patriarcal de Santarém para o Arquivo da Torre do Tombo, em 5 de Outubro de 1864" (Catalogue of the documents from the registries of the Collegiates of São Miguel de Torres Vedras, São Tiago de Torres Vedras, Nossa Senhora da Luz da Carvoeira and Santa Maria dos Olivais de Tomar that were transferred from the Patriarchal Seminary of Santarém to the Torre do Tombo on October 5, 1864), fols. 2-176. (C 304).
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