ABR to JUN | Conference Cycle

Child Jesus of the Troubled. A feminine devotion in the Lisbon of King João VI

Until June 28

In 1817, in a Lisbon still recovering from the French invasions, an orphan from the Recolhimento da Rua da Rosa was cured of her paralysis, attributing the fact to a painting in the convent of Trinas do Mocambo representing the Child Jesus called “of the Troubled.”

The miracle was witnessed by several people, including the doctor who attended her, gaining wide dissemination.

The devotion seems to have been feminine, popular, and confined to the first half of the 19th century, when the political and social times were indeed “troubled.”

In addition to prayer cards and amulets, the original painting was also converted into life-sized sculptures for use in private altars, similar to the piece offered to the Museum of São Roque in 2009, which inspired this exhibition.

Guided tours
Individual participation: Thursdays at 2:30 PM
Organized groups: upon request subject to schedule availability
Free participation by prior appointment
(guided tours do not take place on holidays)

Conferences

April 15, 5:30 PM
“The Child Jesus of the Troubled and other miraculous images in post-Earthquake Lisbon (1755-1834)”
Rui Manuel Mesquita Mendes, IHA-FCSH-NOVA; ARTIS-FLUL

May 20, 5:30 PM
“Female voices in Portuguese Christianity during the transition from the 19th to the 20th century”
Rita Mendonça Leite, UCP-CEHR

June 17, 5:30 PM
“The Boy of the Troubled, its iconography in the journey of an antiquarian”
Ricardo Hogan
Free participation by appointment.

Information/bookings
Museum of São Roque
213 235 449
museusaoroque@scml.pt