ICO_SESSION 17
14-05-2026

Spaces where female religiosity converges (II): collegiate societies, recollections and hospitals

Proponents of the session:
Maria João Oliveira e Silva (CITCEM-FLUP), Joana Lencart (CITCEM-FLUP).

Session moderators:
Inês Amorim (CITCEM-FLUP), Laurinda Abreu (U.Évora).

Between mourning and hope for salvation: the religiosity of widows in Coimbra, 12th to 15th centuries | Maria Amélia Álvaro de Campos (FLUP, CHSC), Ana Rita Rocha (FLUC)

Space, gender and power in Portuguese hospitals in the modern period | Lisbeth Rodrigues (CITCEM-FLUP)

Spaces of faith, gender boundaries: challenges and paths in research on women’s recollections| Elisabete Maria Soares de Jesus (Primary and secondary school history teacher)

Face-to-face (FLUP, Humanities Lab, Floor 0) | 15h00
Organization: Carla Sequeira (People, Markets and Policies), Joana Lencart (Sociabilities and Religious Practices)

See the program here.