José Mattoso
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Jose João da Conceição Gonçalves Mattoso (Leiria
, 1933) is a Portuguese medievalist historian, and university teacher.
Doctorated in medieval history at the Catholic University of Leuven
, in Belgium
, in 1966 (with a thesis on the abbey of Pendorada - "L'Abaye of Pendorada des Origines to 1160"), while he was Benedictine
monk
at the abbey of Singeverga. José Mattoso returned to the secular life in 1970, and began a university career, as teacher in the "University of Lisbon" and at the "New University of Lisbon". He assumed functions as Director of National Archives / Tower of Tombo.
Acknowledged in Portugal and abroad as one of the most insigne's specialists in the history of medieval Portugal, much of his studies are devoted to that part of history. Among his works, "Ricos homens, Infanções e Cavaleiros" (on the medieval society)," Fragments of a Medieval Composition "(in response to the arguments of Antonio Borges Coelho) and even the two volumes of" Identification of A country Essay on the Origins of Portugal (1096–1325) "(Vol. I-'Opposition' vol. II -" Composition "), with five editions constantly reviewed and updated between 1985 and 1995, subsequently rewarded with the Alfredo Pimenta prize of Medieval History, Prize Test of Penclube and Fernando Pessoa
Prize in 1987.
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Leiria
Leiria is a city in Leiria Municipality in the Centro Region, Portugal. It is the capital of Leiria District. The city proper has 50,200 inhabitants and the entire municipality has nearly 120,000...
, 1933) is a Portuguese medievalist historian, and university teacher.
Doctorated in medieval history at the Catholic University of Leuven
Catholic University of Leuven
The Catholic University of Leuven, or of Louvain, was the largest, oldest and most prominent university in Belgium. The university was founded in 1425 as the University of Leuven by John IV, Duke of Brabant and approved by a Papal bull by Pope Martin V.During France's occupation of Belgium in the...
, in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, in 1966 (with a thesis on the abbey of Pendorada - "L'Abaye of Pendorada des Origines to 1160"), while he was Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
monk
Monk
A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of monks, while always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose...
at the abbey of Singeverga. José Mattoso returned to the secular life in 1970, and began a university career, as teacher in the "University of Lisbon" and at the "New University of Lisbon". He assumed functions as Director of National Archives / Tower of Tombo.
Acknowledged in Portugal and abroad as one of the most insigne's specialists in the history of medieval Portugal, much of his studies are devoted to that part of history. Among his works, "Ricos homens, Infanções e Cavaleiros" (on the medieval society)," Fragments of a Medieval Composition "(in response to the arguments of Antonio Borges Coelho) and even the two volumes of" Identification of A country Essay on the Origins of Portugal (1096–1325) "(Vol. I-'Opposition' vol. II -" Composition "), with five editions constantly reviewed and updated between 1985 and 1995, subsequently rewarded with the Alfredo Pimenta prize of Medieval History, Prize Test of Penclube and Fernando Pessoa
Fernando Pessoa
Fernando Pessoa, born Fernando António Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa , was a Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic and translator described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets in the Portuguese language.-Early years in Durban:On 13 July...
Prize in 1987.
- He coordinated the "History of Portugal" (1993–1995) in eight volumes.
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