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O Asilo de São João foi fundado em Lisboa, em 1862, por iniciativa de um grupo
de maçons, de modo a garantir assistência e educação a jovens raparigas, até então à
guarda da congregação religiosa das Irmãs da Caridade. Este estudo, que parte da consulta
de fontes documentais, nomeadamente de informações contidas em relatórios e contas da
Instituição, tem por objetivo dar a conhecer o contexto em que o Asilo foi instalado e quais os
principais aspetos que caracterizaram o seu funcionamento, com notas que convidam a um
olhar sobre o seu quotidiano, ao longo do século XIX. O seu aparecimento navegou entre o
debate acerca do papel que as congregações religiosas tinham na educação dos mais desfavorecidos
e o espírito filantrópico de uma sociedade que vivia sob a crença no progresso
material e social. Da investigação realizada, salienta-se a preocupação de dotar as jovens
asiladas de competências para se integrarem na sociedade, bem como as dificuldades sentidas
pelas direções em manter de pé esta obra de carácter social.
ABSTRACT: St John’s Asylum was founded by a group of Freemasons in Lisbon in 1862 for the care and education of vulnerable young women following their release from homes run by the Sisters of Charity. The aim of this study is to examine the context in which the asylum was established, the activities that took place there, and the day-to-day running of the institution as a whole, based on an analysis of the asylum’s reports and accounts. The creation of St John’s Asylum reflects the questioning at the time of the role of religious orders in the education of society’s most disadvantaged and the belief in material and social progress that permeated the philanthropic spirit of the age. The study highlights the attempt to provide young women with the skills they needed to integrate into society, and the problems faced by the asylum’s directors to keep the institution running.
ABSTRACT: St John’s Asylum was founded by a group of Freemasons in Lisbon in 1862 for the care and education of vulnerable young women following their release from homes run by the Sisters of Charity. The aim of this study is to examine the context in which the asylum was established, the activities that took place there, and the day-to-day running of the institution as a whole, based on an analysis of the asylum’s reports and accounts. The creation of St John’s Asylum reflects the questioning at the time of the role of religious orders in the education of society’s most disadvantaged and the belief in material and social progress that permeated the philanthropic spirit of the age. The study highlights the attempt to provide young women with the skills they needed to integrate into society, and the problems faced by the asylum’s directors to keep the institution running.
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Asilo de São João de Lisboa Maçonaria Questão das Irmãs da Caridade História da educação Século XIX St John’s Asylum Freemasons Role of religious orders History of education Nineteenth century
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Martíns Ferreira, N. (2021). Asistencia e educación de desvalidas no século XIX: O Asilo de São João de Lisboa. Sarmiento. Revista Galego-Portuguesa de Historia da Educación, 25, 231-253. https://doi.org/10.17979/srgphe.2021.25.0.8613