Month: May 2024

Last month, our team member, Alexandra Gago da Câmara participated in the prestigious International Conference “The Venice Charter [Re]Framed: New Heritage Challenges”, held at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon.

Alexandra’s presentation, “Corpi Santi in Portugal—Devotion and Heritage”, delved into the intersection of devotion and heritage, shedding light on the context of Holy Bodies in Portugal.

Check out more about the conference here:

https://www.letras.ulisboa.pt/pt/agenda/international-conference-the-venice-charter-re-framed-new-heritage-challenges

Meet José Tavares, an MSc student passionately working on HB’s project under the supervision of Professor Eduarda Vieira (UCP) and Professor Teresa Ferreira (UÉ).

Today, he shared an outstanding talk, showcasing his research at the Jornadas de Investigação do Mestrado em Conservação e Restauro de Bens Culturais at Universidade Católica do Porto (CITAR).

His work on St Vitorino, one of the corpi santi held by SCMA, is two-fold: developing novel conservation approaches to safeguard St Vitorino and conducting its analytical characterization.

The HB project team collaborated on two International Museum Day activities on 18th May, 2024. A cycle of conferences on relics and reliquaries was held at Montemor-o-Novo.

After weeks of intense laboratory work, we are excited to share our latest results!
Today, we present our research on St Clementina and St Simplício martyrs at the 14th Inorganic & Bioinorganic Chemistry Conference (NOVA FCT) #2024ibicc.

Our panel presentation is focused on the analytical characterisation of these simulacra, encompassing radiographic and osteological analyses, as well as the study of textile fibres and decorative motifs adorning the fabrics. Furthermore, we unravel the materials of the multi-layered structure shaping the face of the simulacra by investigating organic materials used as adhesives for the textiles and paper overlaying the skull, beneath the top-gauze layer.

This work is part of the final internship project of Miguel Pires, a Biotechnology BSc student (UÉ) working within the context of the Holy Bodies project.