The Cult of St. Anthony in Lisbon and Viana do Castelo

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ID3594772
AuthorsPedro Pereira (0000-0002-9720-504X, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, corresponding author), M Pignatelli (0000-0002-2784-1454, University of Lisbon, corresponding author), José Carlos Loureiro (0000-0002-8287-390X, i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto)
Year2025
Volume16
Issue5
Pages624
Publication date2025-05-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel16050624
OpenAlexW4410402967
LanguageEN
References cited14

His baptismal name, Fernando de Bulhões (1195-1231), may say little to many people, but his religious name, St. Anthony, certainly says a lot, especially to the Portuguese. In fact, the cult of St. Anthony is indelibly inscribed in the religious landscape of Portugal, with particular intensity in Lisbon. This study, of an ethnographic and historical nature, is an innovative approach to this emblematic medieval figure, capable of so many miracles, veneration, revelry festivals, and processions among the people of Lisbon and the Portuguese in general, right up to the present day. The history of this Saint and his cult, as an expression of popular religiosity, will be discussed, favouring the dimensions of marriage and commerce in a comparative approach between two ethnographic contexts: Lisbon and Viana do Castelo. The notions of popular religion, syncretism, cult of the saints, and pilgrimage-procession will, therefore, be instrumental. The data collected and analysed are based on a mixed methodological triangulation of qualitative data complemented by quantitative data, using direct participant observations (ethnographic) and indirect observations (collected through semi-structured interviews and informal conversations), as well as documentary sources

Ancient history · Art · Cult · History · Religious Tourism and Spaces

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