Saint Peter of Alcântara Convent - Vol. 4

This collection published by the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa about its real estate heritage with historical and artistic interest continues with the fourth volume dedicated to the convent of São Pedro de Alcântara, located in Bairro Alto. The process of its foundation dates back to 1665 when the Marquis of Marialva, during the battle of Montes Claros, promised, in case of a Portuguese victory, to establish a convent in Lisbon subject to the Province of Arrábida, the most austere of Franciscan friars.
This volume aims to reconstruct its phases of construction and the existing artistic heritage from various periods, through in-depth research and analysis, systematizing all the knowledge acquired from its origins to the present.
The objective of this collection is to enhance the heritage of the institution and the city through the dissemination of the technical studies carried out within the scope of the rehabilitation project, where a continuous dialogue was practiced between the art historian and the architect. This intersection of perspectives and complementary experiences enriched our understanding of the past of the property and grounded the most appropriate solutions for its future operation.

General Coordination: Maria Eduarda Napoleão;
Editorial Coordination: Editorial Center / Directorate of Culture of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa
Authors: History, urbanism, and architecture João Miguel Simões; From the Orphanage to the School of Social Assistants of São Pedro de Alcântara Luísa Colen; Existing artistic heritage João Miguel Simões; From Bairro Alto to the world: the Casa do Impacto Inês Sequeira; Rehabilitation project Real Estate Management and Heritage Department / Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa

Illustrator: Silvadesigners
Layout: Ophelia – Design & Communication Studio
Review: João Miguel Simões

Photography and Image: Biblioteca da Ajuda / General Directorate of Cultural Heritage Fundação Oriente; Audiovisual and Multimedia Unit / Communication and Marketing Directorate of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa; Museu de São Roque / Directorate of Culture of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa National Archives Institute / Torre do Tombo; Museo Nacional de Escultura, Valladolid, Spain; Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga

Thanks: Biblioteca do Palácio Nacional da Ajuda; Fundação do Oriente; Museo Nacional de Escultura, Valladolid, Spain; Museo Nacional de Arte Antiga; Vitor Serrão / ARTIS – Institute of Art History of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon

Collection: Heritage
Year of publication: 2020
Publisher: SCML
ISBN: 9789899021242