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Ann Pescatello (1970). "Relatorio from Portugal: The Archives and Libraries of Portugal and Their Significance for the Study of Brazilian History". Latin American Research Review. 5. JSTOR 2502224. Lawrence J. McCrank, ed. (1993). Discovery in the archives of Spain and Portugal : quincentenary essays, 1492-1992. New York: Haworth Press.
This is a growing list of territorial dioceses and ordinariates in communion with the Holy See. There are approximately 3,000 actual (i.e., non-titular) dioceses in the Catholic Church (including the eparchies of the Eastern Catholic Churches). Those dioceses which are (metropolitan or nominal) archdioceses (including archeparchies) are marked in bold type and are also listed at List of ...
Frei Antonio de Castro became Patriarch of Lisbon in 1814, being followed at Porto by João Avelar. Frei Manuel de Santa Inês, though elected, never obtained confirmation, but some years after his death, relations between Portugal and the Holy See were re-established by a concordat and Jerónimo da Costa Rebelo became bishop in 1843.
Diogo de Couto, a 16th century historian who served as Guarda-Mor ("High Guardian") of the Torre do Tombo's Portuguese India archives.. The archive is one of the oldest institutions in Portugal, since its installation in one of the towers of the castle in Lisbon, occurring during the reign of Ferdinand I, and likely in 1378 (the date where the first testimony originated).
In 1945 the General Directorate of Registries and Notaries was created (Portuguese: Direção Geral dos Registos e do Notariado). [ 1 ] to oversee On December 22, 1945, the General Directorate of Registries and Notaries was created within the Ministry of Justice, to oversee civil, property, commercial and automobile registration services and ...
Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal. The Parochial Memories of 1758 (Portuguese: Memórias Paroquiais de 1758) are the results of an enquiry sent to every parish in Portugal after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake by the order of Sebastião de Carvalho e Melo, the Secretary of State of Internal Affairs of the Kingdom.
Portugal is the location of one of the major Catholic shrines and Marian pilgrimage sites, at Fátima, honouring Our Lady of Fátima. The northern city of Braga is an important Catholic centre. A Portuguese saying which lists characteristics of different cities states that "Coimbra studies, Braga prays, Lisbon shows off and Porto works". [ 14 ]
Monterey, Guido de (1981), Santa Maria e São Miguel (Açores): as duas ilhas do oriente (in Portuguese), Porto, Portugal: Ed. do Autor, p. 352; Ficha 63/Santa Maria do "Arquivo da Arquitectura Popular dos Açores". Ficha D-2 do "Inventário do Património Histórico e Religioso para o Plano Director Municipal de Vila do Porto".