Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Santa Maria (Monastery)'

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Finance from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics
Accounting History can be seen as a source of data and a tool for economic history. This project aims to present the accounting system of the Monastery of Santa Maria de Belém in its last reporting period (1833). After a brief characterization of the monastery, the research follows with the analysis of its Inspection Book of Expenses and Receipts. The Monastery accounting did not use the double-entry system, neither the accruals concept. Instead, it adopted a cash basis accounting and the charge and discharge system. Accounts are organized by activity centers which proved to be useful for economic analysis.

Dissertação de Mestrado Integrado em Arquitetura, com a especialização em Arquitetura apresentada na Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade de Lisboa para obtenção do grau de Mestre.
O presente trabalho pretende sustentar uma proposta de reabilitação dos espaços da antiga estrutura do Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Seiça, em Paião, através da criação de uma Pousada. É também realizada uma requalificação na área envolvente do mesmo, bem como na ligação com a Capela de Santa Maria de Seiça, o primeiro elemento a ser erguido no vale. O objetivo da investigação passa pela necessidade de entender os valores do património religioso português e de ativar através da proposta arquitetónica uma relação com a cultura, a natureza e o turismo. Ao abordar o conceito de memória, pretende-se a compreensão de toda a história do Mosteiro Cisterciense de Seiça, no sentido de propor uma nova vida que valorize e preserve a pré-existência. Isto impõe o estudo de temáticas como a identidade, o património e a reabilitação, de forma a que a proposta arquitetónica não descaracterize a memória de uma herança do século XII. Em suma, propõe-se definir um projeto onde a arquitetura e o turismo concorrem para a ressignificação da pré-existência e, em simultâneo, para a dinamização do lugar de Seiça.
ABSTRACT: This report intends to propose the rehabilitation of the monastery of Santa Maria de Seiça, in Paião, by converting it into an hotel. It is also proposed performing a requalification of the surroundings as well as a connection with the Santa Maria da Seiça’s Chapel, which was the first building built in the valley. The goal of this investigation is to understand the values of the Portuguese religious heritage, and through an architectural proposal link its culture, nature and tourism. By approaching the concept of memory, it's intended a global understanding of the monastery history, by proposing a new life that enhances and preserves its pre-existence. To accomplish such project, it is mandatory to study themes such as identity, heritage and rehabilitation, so that the architectonic proposal does not change the characteristics of a 12th century memory inheritance. Therefore, it is proposed to define a project where architecture and tourism contribute to the re-signification of the pre-existence and, simultaneously, the dynamization of the place of Seiça.
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La tesi si apre con un capitolo introduttivo, che tiene presente l’arco cronologico compreso tra i secoli XII e XIX. L’ampiezza di questo periodo storico è giustificata dall’antichità delle istituzioni antecedenti al monastero cassinese di San Raimondo in Piacenza: una canonica agostiniana (secoli XII-XIV), dedicata a Santa Maria dei Dodici Apostoli, un ospedale di tipo medievale (secoli XII-XVI) e un monastero cistercense femminile (1414-1810). Si è cercato di mettere in luce che le vicende di queste istituzioni sono parte integrante della storia dell’attuale monastero. Dopo un accenno alle soppressioni napoleoniche e alle loro conseguenze per le religiose, la parte centrale della ricerca (comprendente gli altri tre capitoli) riguarda il monastero di San Raimondo in Piacenza nel suo periodo benedettino cassinese. L’erezione canonica è avvenuta nel 1835, in seguito all’iniziativa della fondatrice Teresa Maruffi (1780-1855), monaca piacentina. Nel lavoro si è cercato di mettere in luce l’influsso dell’istituzione anche in campo sociale ed educativo. Il monastero di San Raimondo, infatti, tenendo fermo il carattere contemplativo-claustrale della comunità che vi risiede, ha svolto e svolge tuttora un importante ruolo dal punto di vista scolastico-educativo ed apostolico in campo pastorale e sociale.
The thesis opens with an introductory chapter that considers the chronological period between XII and XIX centuries. The wideness of this historical period is justified by the antiquity of the institutions prior to the “cassinese” monastery of San Raimondo in Piacenza: an Augustinian presbytery (XII-XIV centuries), dedicated to Saint Mary of the Twelve Apostles, a medieval hospital (XII-XVI centuries) and a Cistercian convent (1414-1810). They have tried to point out that the events of these institutions are an integral part of the history of the present-day monastery. After a reference to the Napoleonic dissolution and to its consequences for the nuns, the central part of the research (including the other three chapters) concerns the monastery of San Raimondo in Piacenza during the Benedictine “cassinese” period. The monastery was founded in 1835 on the initiative of Teresa Maruffi (1780-1855), a nun from Piacenza. In the research they have tried to point out the influence of the institution in social and educational field. Actually, the monastery of San Raimondo, preserving the cloister-contemplative character of the community that resides there, has played and still plays an important role both from an educational point of view and an apostolic point of view in pastoral and social field.

Countess Urraca Lope de Haro was the daughter of the noble Lord Diego Lope de Haro, friend and advisor to King Alfonso VIII of Castilla-León and granddaughter of Lord Lope Díaz de Haro and Lady Aldonza Ruiz de Castro, aristocratic courtiers as well as popular monastic patrons. As a young and wealthy widow, Countess Urraca took monastic vows at the Cistercian nunnery of Santa María de Cañas founded by her grandparents. Within a short time of uniting herself to this monastery, she was chosen as its fourth abbess in 1225, a position she held for thirty-seven years until her death in 1262. Following the tradition of monastic patronage established by her noble family members, Countess Urraca expanded the monastery's small real estate holdings, oversaw extensive building projects to create permanent structures for the nunnery, and patronized artistic projects including statuettes of the Virgin Mary and St. Peter in addition to her own decorative stone sarcophagus during her term as abbess. This thesis examines the artistic decoration and architectural patronage of this powerful woman and the influences she incorporated into the monastic structures at Cañas as she oversaw their construction. In dating the original buildings of the monastery at Cañas to the period of Countess Urraca's leadership, the predominant architectural features and decorative details of female Cistercian foundations in northern Spain are discussed. Comparisons with additional thirteenth-century Cistercian monasteries from the same region in northern Spain are offered to demonstrate the artistic connections with the structures Countess Urraca patronized. In addition, this thesis examines Countess Urraca's obvious devotion to the Virgin Mary and St. Peter by considering the medieval monastic world in which she lived and the strong emphasis the Cistercian Order placed on such worship practices. The potent spiritual connections Countess Urraca made by commissioning images of essential, holy intercessors testifies to her devotion to them and the powerful salvatory role she herself played in the lives of the nuns for whom she was responsible. As a nun and abbess, Countess Urraca was urged to emulate Mary's mothering, nurturing qualities, and, as she did so was simultaneously empowered by the Virgin's heavenly authority as administrator of mercy. Indeed, through studying her art it is clear that she saw herself as an intercessor on behalf of the nuns for whom she was responsible. Furthermore, discussion of the imagery displayed on Countess Urraca's decorative stone sarcophagus demonstrates not only a similar message of salvation through intercessors such as Peter and Mary, but also testifies of Abbess Urraca's aristocratic lineage. Through this artistic commission, the Abbess creates another direct, personal link between herself and the Virgin by including the symbol of the rosary throughout the iconography of her tomb. Such a symbol represents her devotion to Mary as Queen of Heaven and simultaneously empowers Countess Urraca as an intercessor herself. All of these architectural and artistic commissions confirm that she was a powerful woman who wielded a great deal of influence.

Dans ma thèse j’étude la normativité monastique et les aspects institutionnels de l’Ordre de Vallombrosa entre le XIème et le XVème siècle. L’étude a apporté de nouveaux résultats et il est divisé en trois parties :Dans la première j’introduis le lecteur aux sources et à l’historiographie sur le sujet.Dans la deuxième je déroule le thème de la normativité. Pour les origines j’approfondis le lien entre les sources hagiographiques, le mouvement réformateur de Florence, les premiers moines et l’institutionnalisation en congregatio de Vallombrosa. Je discute d’une façon systématique et textuelle le problème de la datation des coutumiers, des rédactions des constitutions et la diffusion et l’usage des constitutions et des statuts.Dans la troisième j’étude les institutions de l’Ordre singulièrement avec l’aide des sources normatives et du contexte historique, en vérifiant leurs changements ou cours des siècles. Les chapitres sont dédiés aux principales institutions de l’Ordre, c’est-à-dire l’abbé général, le chapitre général et les visiteurs.Enfin la thèse est dotée d’importantes annexes où on peut trouver : l’édition critique des constitutions à partir du 1323 jusqu’au 1455, des tables de concordances des normes du XIème siècle jusqu’à l’an 1310, et celles de statuts de Vallombrosa (1323-1455)
In my thesis, I study the monastic normativity and the institutional aspects of the Vallombrosa Order between the 11th and the 15th centuries. The study has brought new results and it is divided into three parts:In the first part I introduce the reader to sources and to historiography on the subject.In the second I develop the theme of normativity. For the origins, I explain the connections with the hagiographic sources, the reforming movement in Florence, the first monks and the institutionalization in congregatio of Vallombrosa. I discuss in a systematic and textual way the dating’s problem of the customary, the writing of the constitutions and the diffusion and the use of the constitutions and statutes.In the third I study the institutions of the Order with the help of normative sources and the historical context, by checking their changes through the centuries. The chapters are devoted to the main institutions of the Order, that is the Abbot General, the General Chapter and the Visitors.Finally, the thesis is completed with important appendices where one can find: the critical edition of the constitutions from 1323 to 1455, the tables of the concordances of the norms from the 11th century until 1310, and those of Statutes of Vallombrosa (1323-1455)

Dissertação de Mestrado em Alimentação: Fontes, Cultura e Sociedade apresentada à Faculdade de Letras
Based on books of Expense, Receipts, Expenses, Recipes and Inventories of the Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitória (Batalha), preserved in Torre do Tombo, I proposed to collect and interpret a set of data to help explain the eating habits of the monastic population, as well as of lay people, visitors and servants linked to the monastery in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In my work I also analyze the spaces inherent to food, raw materials, utensils, agricultural crops and tools. At this point, I discriminate against the different products that the friars and their guests had access to, such as meat, fish, vegetables, fruits, cereals, seadonings, sweeteners, fats, beverages and other foods. As the universe of the table transposes the simple enumeration of foods, in order to contextualize, I resorted to the crossing of information already studied in works and studies of reference and, whenever possible, I compared it with other orders and monasteries. Finally, supported by studies and cookbooks of the time, I created, that is, I designed examples of dishes and meals. The Batalha Monastery is an important pole of development in the region, maintaining trade with Lisbon, Torres Novas, Alcobaça, Évora, Vieira de Leiria and Porto de Mós, among other places. The analysis of food influences contributed to a deeper knowledge of the Batalhinas culture and society of the years under study. It should be said that it has been proved that in the Monastery, the friars maintain a diet guided by sharing with the poorest. The food serves to nourish the body, and on the table, regulated and simple, come mainly fish, bread and rice pudding. Pilgrims and visitors who stay in the inn find, however, some "pampering" that distinguishes them from the daily life of the religious. In this regard, I can mention that they eat beef, sirloin, broken cod, accompanied by bread, and drink generous wine from the monastery. For dessert, there are Flemish cheeses, fresh cheese, Alentejo and Rabaçal cheese, fruit and chila jams, and "pudim d`ovos". Special mention should be made of the passage of Miguel I, in 1830, when he dined in the convent, turkey, roast suckling pig, kid, capado and hams, all washed down with Port wine and finished with sweets from the convents of Cós and Santa Ana.
Com base em livros de Despesa, Recibos, Gastos, Receitas e Inventários do Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitória (Batalha), conservados na Torre do Tombo, propus-me recolher e interpretar um conjunto de dados que ajude a explicar os hábitos alimentares da população monástica, e, bem assim de leigos, visitantes e serviçais ligados ao mosteiro no século XVIII e, sobretudo, no XIX. No trabalho, também, analiso os espaços inerentes à comensalidade, matérias-primas, utensílios, culturas agrícolas e fainas. Neste ponto, discrimino os diferentes produtos a que os frades e seus comensais tinham acesso, como a carne, o pescado, as hortaliças, as frutas, os legumes, os cereais, os temperos, os adoçantes, as gorduras, as bebidas, entre outros. Como o universo da mesa transpõe o simples enumerar de alimentos, para contextualizar, recorri ao cruzamento de informações já estudados em obras e estudos de referência e, sempre que possível, comparei com as outras ordens e mosteiros. Por último, apoiada em estudos e livros de receitas da época, criei, ou seja, projetei exemplos de pratos e refeições.O Mosteiro da Batalha é um importante polo de desenvolvimento na região, mantendo trocas comerciais com Lisboa, Torres Novas, Alcobaça, Évora, Vieira de Leiria e Porto de Mós, entre outros locais. A análise das influências alimentares contribuiu para um conhecimento mais aprofundado da cultura e da sociedade batalhinas dos anos em estudo.Diga-se que ficou provado que, no Mosteiro, os frades mantêm uma alimentação pautada pela partilha com os mais pobres. O alimento serve para nutrir o corpo, e, na mesa, regrada e simples, entram principalmente peixes, pão e arroz-doce. Os peregrinos e visitantes, que pernoitam na hospedaria, encontram, no entanto, alguns “mimos” que os distinguem do quotidiano dos religiosos. A este propósito, posso referir que comem carne de vaca, lombo, bacalhau desfeito, acompanhado de pão, e bebem vinho generoso do mosteiro. À sobremesa, têm ao dispor queijos: fresco, flamengo, do Alentejo e do Rabaçal, compotas de fruta e chila, e pudim de ovos. Merece uma alusão especial a passagem de D. Miguel I, em 1830. Ao jantar, no convento, pode comer, perua, leitão assado, cabrito, capado e presuntos, tudo regado com vinho do Porto, e à sobremesa doces dos conventos de Cós e Santa Ana.

This dissertation focuses on a rare 15th century commemorative programme that has thus far received little scholarly attention: the collective monument erected in the Founder’s Chapel, at the Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitória, Batalha, to house the remains of four Avis princes, members of what would become known as ‘the Illustrious Generation’. A patron is proposed for the commission of this erudite monument - the princes’ eldest brother, king Duarte I - arguing its integration into a broader propaganda programme to glorify the memory of the Avis dynasty founder, king João I. The dissertation then proceeds to discuss various highly innovative features of the monument, such as its pseudo-architectural character, its use of sophisticated heraldry and personal badges, the apparent absence of religious iconography on the tombs and, importantly, the collective nature of the programme, key to its interpretation. Using a semiotic approach, a discussion is also offered on the way the various formal, iconographic and conceptual novelties of the princes’ monument impacted on the 15th century monumental landscape in Portugal. Finally, the monument and the chapel housing it are looked at through the prism of the various readings that successive generations of viewers have projected onto it, from the time of its creation to the turn of the 20th century, in order to offer a more comprehensive understanding of the object as it stands today.

O Mosteiro de Santa Maria do Mar, com sua cerca, em Sassoeiros, Portugal, é um trabalho dos arquitectos Nuno Portas, Pedro Vieira de Almeida e Nuno Teotónio Pereira realizado no período entre 1958 e 1968. O projecto foi uma encomenda da Congregação das Irmãs Beneditinas da Rainha dos Apóstolos que o habitou até 2010. O presente estudo parte do arquivo do Atelier de Nuno Teotónio Pereira para estudar o processo de projecto, uma relação entre entidades, equipa de projecto e cliente, que se materializou no edifício existente, cuja construção não foi terminada e foi posteriormente ampliada segundo um novo projecto. O estudo do processo de projecto é introduzido por um enquadramento na história da arquitectura e da ordem religiosa e dos edifícios que habitou, por exemplo o Mosteiro de Roriz, de Raul Lino, que demonstra a preocupação das irmãs e relação à arquitectura que habitavam. Este contexto faz a ponte para o Mosteiro moderno de Sassoeiros cujo projecto foi realizado em grande colaboração entre arquitectos e cliente.
The Monastery of St. Mary of the Sea, in Sassoeiros, Portugal, is a work by architects Nuno Portas, Pedro Vieira de Almeida and Nuno Teotónio Pereira, designed between 1958 and 1968. The design was commissioned by the Benedictine Sisters of the Queen of the Apostles who inhabited the building till 2010. The present essay departs from the Nuno Teotónio Pereira Office Archive to study the process of the design, a relationship between entities – project team and client – that materialized in the building that exists nowadays, which construction was never finished and was later expanded according to a new design. The study of the process of the design is introduced by the History of Architecture framing of the religious order and of the buildings that inhabited, for example, the Monastery of Roriz, by the Architect Raul Lino, that demonstrates the care of the sister by the architecture in which they lived. This context makes the bridge to the modern Monastery of Sassoeiros which design was accomplished in a great collaboration between architects and client.

Dissertação de mestrado em Património Cultural
A presente dissertação, tem mote de estudo o Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Seiça, localizado na Figueira da Foz, na sua variante de ruína. Este mosteiro teve a intimação de construção do nosso primeiro rei de Portugal (D. Afonso Henriques), tendo servido a Ordem de Cister. Mais tarde, no século XIX, foi transformado numa fábrica, estando após o seu encerramento ao abandono até aos dias de hoje. Esta dissertação está vocacionada para a procura sucinta da sua história, passando para um quadro de crítica ao seu estado de conservação, para por fim convergir no ponto fulcral da dissertação, que é uma possível proposta de reabilitação do Mosteiro de Seiça.
The dissertation has the motto of study the monastery of Santa Maria de Seiça, located in Figueira da Foz, in it´s variant of ruin. This monastery had the order of construction by our first king of Portugal, D. Afonso Henriques, having served the Cistercian’s order. Later in 19th century, it was transformed in a factory, being after its closure set to abandonment until the present day. This dissertation is a little search of its history, going through a critical opinion of the status conservation condition, to finally converge into a focal point of my dissertation, which is a possible suggestion of rehabilitation of the monastery Seiça.