Article: The Casa da Misericórdia - Towards a new interpretative paradigm of architecture promoted by the 16th century brotherhoods of Misericórdia

Casa da Misericórdia designates the buildings promoted by the brotherhoods of Misericórdia in the context of their charitable activity and embodies the architecture
built with the most relevant assistance purpose during the Modern Age in Portugal.
Text by Joana Balsa de Pinho
[ART HISTORIAN, RESEARCHER;
CLEPUL – CENTER OF LITERATURES AND LUSOPHONE AND EUROPEAN CULTURES/ARTIS – INSTITUTE OF THE HISTORY OF ART, FACULTY OF LETTERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LISBON;
IACHR–DOM HENRIQUE INFANTE CHAIR FOR ATLANTIC ISLAND STUDIES AND GLOBALIZATION, OPEN UNIVERSITY ]

Source: Cidade Solidária Magazine n.º 36
Edition: SCML, 2016