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Resumo Neste artigo e nosso objectivo apresentar e analisar um dos momentos celebrativos fulcrais das confrarias bracarenses setecentistas: os “aniversarios”. Estas celebracoes anuais eram variadas conforme a capacidade financeira e prestigio social de cada irmandade. Assim se algumas apenas determinavam a celebracao de missas pelas almas de todos os membros da instituicao, vivos e defuntos, outras prescreviam um cerimonial mais complexo, que incluia a realizacao de um oficio solene. Os “aniversarios” eram uma ocasiao unica para reforcar os lacos entre confrades e a uniao da irmandade. Simultaneamente, lembravam-se os irmaos defuntos e pedia-se a Deus pela sua salvacao. Palavras-Chave: Celebracoes. Cerimonial. Confrarias bracarenses. Abstract In this article is our purpose to present and analyse one of the more important celebrative moment soft he confraternities of Braga in the XVIII century: their anniversaries. These annual celebrations could vary in conformity with the financial capacity and social prestige of each brother hood. If some only determined the celebration of masses for the souls of every members of the institution, alive or deceased, others prescribed a more complex cerimonial, that included the realization of one solemn “religious function”. The anniversaries were an unique ocasion to reinforce the ties between confreres and the union of the brotherhood. Simultaineously, the deceased brothers were remembered and did was asked to God their salvation. Keywords: Celebrations. Cerimonial. Confraternities of Braga. |
