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Frei Heitor Pinto - PINTO (Fr. Heitor) SEGUNDA Parte dos Dialagos da Imagem da Vida Christam . O primeiro he da tranquilidade da vida. O segundo da discreta ignorancia. O terceiro das verdadeira amizade. O quarto das causas. O quinto dos verdadeiros e falsos bẽs. Compostos per Frey Hectos Pinto frade Ieronymo, doctor em sancta Theologia. Agora novamente impressos com licẽça do Supremo Conselho da Santa Inquisição & do Ordinario. Em Lisboa: Em casa de Simão Lopez, 1593. ¶8, A-Z, Aa-Zz8, Aaa4; [8], 372 ff.; 160 mm. Fourth edition of the second part of the Image of Christian Life , one of the most relevant works of spirituality and didactic prose of the 16th century in Portugal, composed by Frei Heitor Pinto (c. 1528–1584). Published in Lisbon in 1593, this Second Part of the Dialogues of the Image of Christian Life continues the work begun with the first part, first printed in Coimbra in 1563. This work proposes a profound reflection on Christian life, virtue, preparation for death and the spiritual challenges of the Renaissance man. Faithful to the ascetic and moralizing tradition of the time, Frei Heitor Pinto – a Jerome monk and a figure of great intellectual prestige – combines classical erudition, patristic references and careful rhetoric, placing Portuguese prose at the service of doctrine and religious introspection. This 1593 edition is the fourth printing of this second part, following the editions of 1571, 1575 and 1591, a sign of the success and influence that the work achieved throughout the sixteenth century. The two parts of the Image of Christian Life circulated widely, being read by both clergy and devout lay people, and contributed to the consolidation of a model of Christian spirituality deeply rooted in Portuguese culture in the post-Tridentine period. ! Please note that this translated text was generated by Google. !