Mission, spirituality, and art in São Francisco Xavier

This work brings together texts from the scientific meeting commemorating the 400th anniversary of the beatification of Saint Francis Xavier by Pope Paul V, which took place on October 25, 1619, and the paintings from the sacristy of the Church of Saint Roch by André Reinoso.

General Coordination: Maria Margarida Montenegro, Directorate of Culture of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa | Scientific Coordination: Teresa Freitas Morna, Directorate of the Museum of Saint Roch, SCML; António Júlio Trigueiros, SJ; Maria João Pereira Coutinho, IHA/NOVA FCSH

Authors: António Júlio Trigueiros, SJ; João Miguel Simões, Maria João Pereira Coutinho, Nuno Senos, Paulo Campos Pinto, Sílvia Ferreira, and Vítor Serrão.

Review and Technical Support: João Miguel Simões and Maria João Pereira Coutinho
Design and Pagination: TVM Designers

Photographic Credits: Ultramarine Historical Archive; National Archive of Torre do Tombo; Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc.; Casanatense Library; National Library of Portugal;
British Library; Cascais City Council / Counts of Castro Guimarães Museum; Moura City Council / Fábio Martins; Óbidos City Council; Daniel Villafruela; Regional Directorate of Culture of the North / Lamego Museum / José Pessoa; Koninklijke Bibliotheek; Kunsthistorisches Museum; Lisbon Museum; N Restauros; Paulo Campos Pinto; Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa / Historical Archive; Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa / Museum of Saint Roch / Júlio Marques; Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa / Audiovisual and Multimedia Unit / João Carlos Oliveira and Vítor Silva Scala Archives; State Library Victoria

Acknowledgments: Ultramarine Historical Archive; Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc.; Casanatense Library; Moura City Council; Óbidos City Council; Diocesan Commission of Sacred Art of the Diocese of Beja; Museum of Sacred Art of the Parishes of Moura; N Restauros; State Library Victoria

Cover Image: Simão Rodrigues (c. 1560-1629) and collaborator, The Adoration of the Body of Saint Francis Xavier in Goa, oil on canvas, 1619. Lisbon, sacristy of the Church of Saint Roch. Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa / Museum of Saint Roch, inv. Pin 111. SCML/NAM/ João Carlos Oliveira

Year of Publication: December 2020
Edition: Editorial Center | Directorate of Culture
ISBN: 978989021310