The lineage of Queen Saint Elisabeth, according to De Vita et Moribus Beatae Elisabethae Lusitaniae Reginae by Pedro João Perpinhão

Authors

  • Helena Costa Toipa Centro de Estudos Clássicos e Humanísticos da Universidade de Coimbra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-1718_66_19

Keywords:

Saint Elisabeth of Portugal, Pedro Perpinhão, hagiographical historiography

Abstract

Pedro Perpinhão, Jesuit priest who lived in Portugal between 1551 and 1561, wrote a biography in Latin about Saint Elisabeth, Queen of Portugal, De Vita et Moribus Beatae Elisabethae Lusitaniae Reginae, that was the most complete ever written at the time. At the beginning of the biography, he presents her family history, revealing in this process his point of view on historical writing: the necessity to convey the truth, sought in the written sources to which he often referred, and in avoiding partiality, exhibiting different versions of the facts; he also sees History as a source of examples that must be avoided or pursued, by condemning or praising, historical personalities.

http://dx.doi.org/10.14195/2183-1718_66_19

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Published

2014-12-10

Issue

Vol. 66 (2014)

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Articles

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