From November 17-23, 2024, Teresa Ferreira, Fernanda Olival, Joana Palmeirão and Ana Curto, traveled to Rome for an intensive fieldwork campaign to conduct archival research at the Vatican Apostolic Library and the Archives of the Vicariate of Rome. The primary focus of this campaign was to uncover historical records about the corpi santi sent to Portugal from the 16th century onward. Some critical gaps were explored, such as

Who requested these relics?

Were they assembled in Rome before being sent, or was this process done entirely in Portugal?

What procedures governed their transport and delivery?