Title
Imagem da virtude em o noviciado da Companhia de Jesus do Real Collegio do Espirito Santo de Evora do Reyno de Portugal - OFFER ECIDA DOS MARTYRES NA SUA DEVOTISSIMA IMAGEM QUE SE VENERA.
Abstract
Stamp of St. Joesph Seminary. Authored by the esteemed Jesuit chronicler António Franco, Imagem da Virtude (1714) stands as a seminal work of early 18th-century hagiography and institutional history. This volume provides a meticulous account of the spiritual life and pedagogical rigor within the Royal College of the Holy Spirit in Évora.
The work functions simultaneously as a historical chronicle and a moral compass. It documents the lives of exemplary novices and martyrs, utilizing their biographies as "images of virtue" to inspire religious devotion and ethical fortitude among its readers. Within the context of the St. Joseph Seminary’s historical collection, this text is of paramount significance. It offers rare insights into the Tridentine educational model—a structured system of spiritual and intellectual formation that the Jesuits exported from Portugal to their missions in Macau and across the Far East.
Loc. in Archive
USJ-LD-O4.4
Extra
葡萄牙王國埃武拉聖靈皇家學院耶穌會初修院中的美德形象——獻給其虔誠崇拜的殉道者聖像
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Introduction
Father António Franco, committed to transmit the memory of his Order, describes in this work the biographies (taken from the yearly registries of the Company of Jesus) of the Jesuit priests from the several Novitiates in Lisbon and who stood out in their several missions across the world.
This book is a profound exploration of the legacy and virtues of the Jesuit Order, meticulously written by Father António Franco. This work serves as a testament to the enduring memory of the Society of Jesus, illuminating the lives and contributions of its priests drawn from various Novitiates in Lisbon who distinguished themselves through their dedicated missions across the globe.
Divided into four comprehensive books, this text offers a detailed account of the Jesuit experience, structured to highlight the rich tapestry of their lives and the challenges they faced in their sacred endeavors.
Citation
Pe. Antonio Franco. (1714). Imagem da virtude em o noviciado da Companhia de Jesus do Real Collegio do Espirito Santo de Evora do Reyno de Portugal - OFFER ECIDA DOS MARTYRES NA SUA DEVOTISSIMA IMAGEM QUE SE VENERA. (Deslandesiana). (USJ-LD-O4.4).