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The COMMEMORtis project – What survives after death – continues to receive good news. On the 7th of this month, an article co-authored with Leontina Ventura, a researcher from our project, was published in the prestigious journal En la España Medieval (Q1 in the Scimago index), of the Complutense University of Madrid. This is yet another extraordinary contribution to the understanding of medieval society and culture, focusing on the individual's preparation for death.



Cunha Matos J. . y Ventura L. . (2025). O aquém e o além no testamento do bispo de Coimbra D. Egas Fafes de Lanhoso. En la España Medieval, 48, 117-154. https://doi.org/10.5209/elem.100991 .


RESUMEN:

No sin referencias cruzadas con otras fuentes, el testamento del obispo D. Egas Fafes de Lanhoso, fuente por excelencia, porque extenso y detallado, permite seguir la trayectoria vital de este prelado del siglo XIII, en su familia, en su carrera, en el tener y en el ser. La variedad de la documentación muestra sus orígenes y parentescos, las alianzas matrimoniales y redes de sociabilidad familiares, el establecimiento de su poder patrimonial, por vía legítima o por usurpación, pero también su poder eclesiástico en el pleno ejercicio de su cargo episcopal. En él, realizado en Montpellier cuando se dirigía a tomar posesión de la archidiócesis de Santiago de Compostela, en toda su amplitud y detalle, desde la arenga inicial hasta el encargo y las invocaciones, desde las cláusulas dispositivas vinculadas al bien del alma hasta la elección del lugar de enterramiento –en una tumba que ya había preparado cuidadosamente–, hasta las innumerables determinaciones materiales con lista de albaceas, herederos y legatarios, el reparto de bienes muebles, inmuebles e semovientes, el pago e cobro de deudas, se nos revela mucho del carácter personal de D. Egas Fafes, su concepción de la familia, del parentesco, de la “casa” episcopal y de la vida privada, de la amistad y de la dilección, del proteccionismo y de la donación y, en definitiva, su actitud ante la vida, ante la muerte y el más allá.


Palabras clave: Testamento; Egas Fafes; obispo de Coimbra; arzobispo de Compostela; siglo XIII.


ABSTRACT:

Not without crossing it with other sources, the testament of bishop Egas Fafes de Lanhoso, the source par excellence, because it is extensive and detailed, allows us to follow the life path of this thirteenth century prelate, in the family, in the career, in having and in being. The variety of documentation reflects his origin and family, marriage alliances and family sociability networks, the constitution of his patrimonial power, through legitimate means or usurpation, but also the ecclesiastic in the full exercise of his episcopal office. In it, made in Montpellier when he was on his way to take possession of the archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela, in its breadth and detail, from the initial harangue to the order and invocations, from the dispositive clauses linked to the good of the soul to the choice of burial place –in a tomb already carefully prepared by him–, to the countless material determinations with enumeration of executors, heirs and legatees, distribution of movable, immovable and animals, payment and collection of debts, we reveal a lot about the personal character of Egas Fafes, his concept of family, of kinship, of the episcopal “house” and of private life, of friendship and affection, of protectionism and gift, and, deep down, his attitude towards life, death and the afterlife.


Keywords: Testament; Egas Fafes; bishop of Coimbra; archbishop of Compostela; 13th century.

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