Spiritual literature and history of the Franciscans in the Portuguese East: the writing of Jacinto de Deus, a monk born in the City of the Holy Name of God of Macau||Spiritual literature and history of the Franciscans in the Portuguese East: the writing of Jacinto de Deus, a monk born in the City of the Holy Name of God of Macau||Literatura espiritual e história dos franciscanos no Oriente Português: a escrita de Jacinto de Deus, um frade nascido na Cidade do Nome de Deus de Macau

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We analyze the writings of Br. Jacinto de Deus (1612-1681), whose output was extensive, including literature on spirituality, a mirror for princes, and the work Vergel de plantas e flores (Garden of plants and flowers), in which is narrated the history of the Franciscans in the Portuguese Asian Empire, as an effort at preserving the memory of the Observant Franciscans (Capuchin), after achieving institutional autonomy in relation to the Province of Portugal.||We analyze the writings of Br. Jacinto de Deus (1612-1681), whose output was extensive, including literature on spirituality, a mirror for princes, and the work Vergel de plantas e flores (Garden of plants and flowers), in which is narrated the history of the Franciscans in the Portuguese Asian Empire, as an effort at preserving the memory of the Observant Franciscans (Capuchin), after achieving institutional autonomy in relation to the Province of Portugal.||Analisamos os escritos de frei Jacinto de Deus (1612-1681), cuja produção foi vasta, por incluir literatura de espiritualidade, um espelho de príncipes e a obra Vergel de plantas e flores, na qual é narrada a história dos franciscanos no Império Asiático Português, como um esforço de construção da memória dos franciscanos da mais Estreita Observância (Capuchos), após a conquista da autonomia institucional em relação à Província de Portugal.