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VASCONCELOS (António Garcia Ribeiro de). EVOLUÇÃO do Culto de Dona Isabel de Aragão, esposa do rei lavrador, Dom Dinis de Portugal (a Raínha Santa). Coimbra. 1894. - VASCONCELOS (António Garcia Ribeiro de) EVOLUÇÃO do Culto de Dona Isabel de Aragão, esposa do rei lavrador, Dom Dinis de Portugal (a Raínha Santa) . Coimbra: Imprensa da Universidade, 1894. 2 v.: il.; 230 mm. First edition of this historical research study on the evolution of the cult of D. Isabel of Aragon, wife of D. Dinis, the Holy Queen, authored by Doctor António Garcia Ribeiro de Vasconcelos, professor at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Coimbra. The first volume constitutes the historical study itself, richly illustrated with phototypes on separate pages and fold-outs depicting the architecture of the old Monastery of Santa Clara in Coimbra, where the Queen is buried; the second volume brings together the supporting documentation for the research. A fundamental work, still cited today in studies on medieval Portuguese royal sanctity and on the beatification and canonization process of Isabel of Aragon. Esteemed and highly sought after. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate