Houses of Mercy: a contribution to the knowledge and valorization of health heritage in Portugal

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Autor(a) principal: Balsa de Pinho, Joana
Data de Publicação: 2019
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.25761/anaisihmt.295
Resumo: The Confraternities of the Mercy (Misericórdias), established to carry out the 14 Works of Mercy, constituted, in the field of their activity, important promoters of different patrimonial manifestations with their own characteristics. In this context, the architecture promoted by the Misericórdias to support their activity stands out. These buildings were always studied within the framework of religious architecture, given the historical and current influence of the church within the headquarters buildings of these confraternities. Based upon the research for our doctoral theses, analyzing almost two hundred buildings and several archival collections of the Misericórdias, we propose a new interpretative paradigm for these buildings, defining their complexity and identity as built ensembles – the House of Mercy (Casa da Misericórdia), and framing it within the scope of assistance architecture. By redefining conceptually the object of study and refocusing the questions of analysis, we can contribute to the valorization of this architectural heritage and contribute to the consolidation of the history and heritage of health as a field of study.
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spelling Houses of Mercy: a contribution to the knowledge and valorization of health heritage in PortugalCasas da Misericórdia: um contributo para o conhecimento e valorização do património da saúde em PortugalThe Confraternities of the Mercy (Misericórdias), established to carry out the 14 Works of Mercy, constituted, in the field of their activity, important promoters of different patrimonial manifestations with their own characteristics. In this context, the architecture promoted by the Misericórdias to support their activity stands out. These buildings were always studied within the framework of religious architecture, given the historical and current influence of the church within the headquarters buildings of these confraternities. Based upon the research for our doctoral theses, analyzing almost two hundred buildings and several archival collections of the Misericórdias, we propose a new interpretative paradigm for these buildings, defining their complexity and identity as built ensembles – the House of Mercy (Casa da Misericórdia), and framing it within the scope of assistance architecture. By redefining conceptually the object of study and refocusing the questions of analysis, we can contribute to the valorization of this architectural heritage and contribute to the consolidation of the history and heritage of health as a field of study.As Confrarias da Misericórdia, instituídas para cumprir as Obras de Misericórdia, constituíram-se, no domínio da sua atividade, como importantes promotoras de diferentes manifestações patrimoniais com características próprias. Neste contexto, destaca-se a arquitetura promovida pelas confrarias da Misericórdia para servir de suporte à sua atividade. Estes edifícios foram sempre estudados no contexto da arquitetura religiosa, dado o peso, histórico e atual, da igreja no âmbito dos edifícios-sede destas confrarias. No entanto, após a investigação que realizámos para a nossa tese de doutoramento, analisando quase duas centenas de edifícios e diversos fundos documentais das Misericórdias, é possível propor um novo paradigma interpretativo para estes edifícios, definindo a sua complexidade e identidade enquanto conjuntos edificados – a Casa da Misericórdia, e enquadrando- o no âmbito da arquitetura assistencial. Desta forma, ao redefinirmos conceptualmente o objeto de estudo e ao recentrar as questões de análise, podemos contribuir para a valorização deste património arquitetónico e dar um contributo para a consolidação do campo de estudo da história e património da saúde.Universidade Nova de Lisboa2019-04-22T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.25761/anaisihmt.295oai:ojs.anaisihmt.com:article/295Anais do Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical; Vol 17 (2018): Suplemento Nº3 - Património, ciência e saúde: intervir, conhecer, preservar e valorizar; 37-40Anais do Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical; v. 17 (2018): Suplemento Nº3 - Património, ciência e saúde: intervir, conhecer, preservar e valorizar; 37-402184-23100303-7762reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttp://anaisihmt.com/index.php/ihmt/article/view/295https://doi.org/10.25761/anaisihmt.295http://anaisihmt.com/index.php/ihmt/article/view/295/245http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBalsa de Pinho, Joana2022-09-23T15:30:26Zoai:ojs.anaisihmt.com:article/295Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:04:00.592488Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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Casas da Misericórdia: um contributo para o conhecimento e valorização do património da saúde em Portugal
title Houses of Mercy: a contribution to the knowledge and valorization of health heritage in Portugal
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title_short Houses of Mercy: a contribution to the knowledge and valorization of health heritage in Portugal
title_full Houses of Mercy: a contribution to the knowledge and valorization of health heritage in Portugal
title_fullStr Houses of Mercy: a contribution to the knowledge and valorization of health heritage in Portugal
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