From Constable of Portugal to Nuno de Santa Maria: elements to construction of a saint

Renata Cristina de Sousa NASCIMENTO

Original title: Do Condestável de Portugal a Nuno de Santa Maria: elementos para a construção de um santo

Published in Society and Culture in Portugal

Keywords: Holiness, Memory, Nuno de Santa Maria.

The Church has always celebrated the apostles and martyrs of Christ, who by their example strengthened the new religion. In this sense, holiness must be understood as a historical phenomenon, inserted in a very complex context, which gave the Christian religion its first foundations. In this text we aim to discuss some aspects related to the life and construction of a saint of medieval origin. São Nuno de Santa Maria became a saint through the canonical proclamation in April 2009.

Misogyny and sanctity in the Late Middle Ages: the three female models in the Book of Wonders (1289) of Ramon Llull

Eliane Ventorim

Original title: Misoginia e Santidade na Baixa Idade Média: os três modelos femininos no Livro das Maravilhas (1289) de Ramon Llull

Published in Ramon Llull (1232-1316): the cooperation among different cultures and the inter-religious dialogue

Keywords: Holiness, Misogyny, Ramon Llull, Woman.