The Manueline Hermitage of São Roque

Study and catalog about the Manueline chapel of São Roque, publication carried out following the temporary exhibition organized by the Museum of S. Roque in 1999. This exhibition brought together a diverse collection of pieces that offers a solid starting point for an iconographic and artistic study on the figure of S. Roque. The publication reveals testimonies and unpublished data gathered in the context of the grand structural consolidation and improvement works of the Church of S. Roque, carried out in 1997 and 1998, information that allowed for a new perspective on the ancient Manueline chapel of S. Roque, of incomparable value in the context of the history and iconography of the saint protector of the plague victims. In addition to the descriptive catalog of the pieces related to the mythical religious figure, this work presents to the general public the repercussions of the cult of S. Roque in the history of Portuguese art, as well as the historical narrative that involves the veneration of S. Roque in Lisbon and the construction of the chapel dedicated to this saint, following the great plague that ravaged the capital of the kingdom in the early 16th century.

Discover the history of the ancient Chapel of São Roque, which once occupied the site where the church now stands.

Authors: Alexandre Pais; Ana Alcoforado; Ana Luísa Santos; Ana Nunes; Catarina Serpa; Cláudia Umbelino; Joaquim Oliveira Caetano; José Alberto Seabra de Carvalho; Maria de Magalhães Ramalho; Maria Filomena Brito; Maria João Vilhena de Carvalho; Miguel Soromenho; Nuno Vassallo e Silva; Teresa Freitas Morna

Editor: SCML, Museum of São Roque
Year of publication: 1999
ISBN: 9729800421

ISBN@: 9789899021976
Format: ePub
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