Entre a cura das almas e o remedio das vidas : o recolhimento das orfãs da Santa Casa da Misericordia do Rio de Janeiro e a caridade para com as mulheres (ca. 1739-1830)

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2001

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The Recolhimento das Órfãs was the first institution devoted to the education and marriage of orphan girls established in the city of Rio de Janeiro. It began its activities during the year of 1739 under the protection and supervision of the brotherhood of Our Lady of Mercy. The brotherhood, which counted upon royal patronage, was composed mainly by men of the laity and elite of the city, who gathered to perform various acts of charity aimed at the poor and honorable. The brotherhood of Our Lady was created in Portugal and spread throughout the Portuguese Empire, becoming a locus for political and economical disputes over the different strategies of colonization. The objective of this dissertation is to analyze the religious, moral and political implications as well as the values, gender relations and social circumstances at stake in the charitable work aimed at the education and marriage of orphan girls in colonial Brazil

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caridade mulheres - brasil - historia mulheres - brasil - condições sociais

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