In the City and Countryside. The Establishment and Definition of the Parish Network in the Diocese of Lisbon (12th-15th Centuries)

The conquest of Lisbon, in October 1147, marked a new period for the territories Islamic al-Ušbūna. now Christian rulers oversaw changes within social fabric city through arrival elites and exodus part previous inhabitants, perceived as ethnic religious minorities, alongside transfer property appropriation space. In these urban processes, with others, rare information available underlines role ecclesiastical authorities forefront necessary institutionalization. creation parish network was latter, cadence comprehensiveness that are still poorly known. This paper intends to re-evaluate historical treatment this question, drawing from existing research source material. It argues process parochialization Lisbon diocese took root very quickly suburban nuclei, while extending only later newly-cleared land areas, mostly under dependence churches. From middle thirteenth century, runs parallel necessity better define their boundaries, which left document trail spanning until at least end Middle Ages.