Santo Antão

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-71994-1
Verlag: Koninklijke Brill BV

Buch, Englisch, 402 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 748 g

Reihe: Brill

The volume delves into the multifaceted history of Lisbon's Jesuit College of Santo Antão, tracing its evolution from its establishment to the eventual suppression of the Society of Jesus. This scholarly work examines an array of themes, including the college’s innovative pedagogical practices, its architectural developments, and its significant contributions to the preservation of a rich literary heritage. Moreover, the volume situates the institution within broader social and scientific context.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Salomoni, David

Giurgevich, Luana

Leitão, Henrique

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

List of Figures and Tables

Introduction: Why Santo Antão? Henrique Leitão, Luana Giurgevich and David Salomoni

1 Trailing a Bumpy Road: the Jesuit College of Santo Antão in Lisbon Francisco Malta Romeiras

2 The Early Years of the Colégio de Santo Antão in Lisbon Liam Matthew Brockey

3 The Jesuit Community of the Colégio de Santo Antão: Everyday Life and Material Culture (Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries) Cristina Osswald and Maria Luísa Jacquinet

4 Voice in São Roque and Echo in Santo Antão: Jesuit Festivities in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries Maria João Pereira Coutinho

5 The College of Santo Antão of Lisbon, the Plans at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, and the Design of the Lost Church, by the “Great Architect” Baltazar Álvares Rui Lobo and Ricardo Lucas Branco

6 Mathematical Books in the Pre-Pombal Jesuit Colégio de Santo Antão in Lisbon: the Inventory of 1745 and Other Items Noël Golvers

7 In a Global Republic of Stars: Santo Antão’s Astronomers and Observatories in the Eighteenth Century Luís Tirapicos

8 Forecasting and Mathematics: the Teaching of Astrology in Santo Antão Luis Campos Ribeiro

9 The Teaching of Philosophy at the College of Santo Antão (1590–1690) Paula Oliveira e Silva

10 Baltasar Teles on Logic: Universals, Signs, and Scientific Demonstration Simone Guidi

11 The Tragic Jesuit Embassy of the Kangxi Emperor to Pope Clement XI, and the Lisbon Experience of “Imperial Envoy” Antonio Provana Eugenio Menegon

Appendix: Jesuits and Science in the Portuguese Assistancy: Thirty Years of Studies. A Bibliography, 1993–2023 Henrique Leitão and Luana Giurgevich

Index

Über Autor(innen)

David Salomoni, Ph.D., University for Foreigners of Siena, is an Assistant Professor in History of Education. He has published monographs, articles, and edited volumes, such as Educating the Catholic People: Religious Orders and Their Schools in Early Modern Italy (2021) and A Global Earth in the Classroom: New Voices in the History of Early Modern Education (2024).

Luana Giurgevich, Ph.D., CIUHCT, University of Lisbon, is a researcher in the RUTTER Project, focusing on the circulation of scientific books, nautical technical literature, and early modern textual production. She has authored several books and articles, including Clavis Bibliothecarum: Catálogos e Inventários de Livrarias de Instituições Religiosas em Portugal até 1834 (co-authored with Henrique Leitão, 2016).

Henrique Leitão is Senior Researcher at the Department for the History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, of which is presently Pro-rector (Provost). He has published extensively on the history of 16th-17th century astronomy, cosmography and cartography. He is a member of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences and the Académie Internationale d'Histoire des Sciences. He has been awarded several academic prizes and distinctions, among which an ERC advanced grant in 2018.