The Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Lisbon

Abstract

To the Portugues e of the Counter-Reformation , nothin g was mor e important tha n th e salvatio n o f th e soul , an d th e world , ove r whic h Satan exerte d a n excessiv e dominion , wa s meaningfu l onl y becaus e God afforde d ma n th e grac e t o avoi d temptatio n an d th e chanc e o f redeeming himself

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