Beatriz Alves Caldeira (F31B-9F2D-EE63)

Curriculum Vitae

Beatriz Alves Caldeira

Beatriz Alves Caldeira was born in Lisbon in 2000. She earned her B.A. in History from the University of Lisbon in 2021, and completed her M.A. in Medieval Studies at the same institution in 2024, with a dissertation titled “Psychomachia: The Spiritual Combat in the Sermons of St. Anthony of Lisbon and Friar Paio of Coimbra”. Since 2021, she has been a researcher at the Center for History at the University of Lisbon. As part of her academic career, she has presented as a speaker at several specialized conferences, both in Portugal and abroad. Additionally, she has authored several articles in academic journals and contributed with chapters to collective volumes. Furthermore, Beatriz Caldeira has participated in science dissemination and knowledge transfer activities to civil society in high-profile events. She was involved in the research project “BODY&SOUL: Representations of the Body and Soul in Portuguese Medieval Art and Literature. The Imagery of Western Civilization in the Making”, hosted and financed by the Center for History at the University of Lisbon (CH-UL). Her primary research interests lie in cultural history (monastic culture, court culture, books and libraries) and the medieval imaginary, with a focus on medieval warfare.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Beatriz Alves Caldeira
Date of birth: 2000/01/29
Gender: Female

Citation names

Beatriz A. Caldeira

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: F31B-9F2D-EE63
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6137-4485

Email addresses

beatrizcaldeira1@edu.ulisboa.pt (Professional)
biacal03@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone

925817300 (Personal)

Websites

https://chul.letras.ulisboa.pt/investigadores-integrados-nao-doutorados/ (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Humanities - History and Archaeology - History

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
French	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Elementary (A2)	Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Intermediate (B1)	Advanced (C1)
Latin		Intermediate (B1)		Intermediate (B1)
Italian	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2025/09/15 - 2029/09/15 Ongoing	História (Doutoramento) Major in História Medieval Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal "‘Ad Usum Principis’: The Library of Prince Peter, Constable of Portugal and King of Aragon. Court, Culture, and Power in Late Medieval Portugal " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2021/09 - 2024/12/09 Concluded	História (Mestrado) Major in História Medieval Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal "Psychomachia: the spiritual combat in the sermons of Saint Anthony of Lisbon and Friar Paio of Coimbra (Original title: Psicomaquia: o combate espiritual nos sermonários de Santo António de Lisboa e de Frei Paio de Coimbra)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	19
2018/09 - 2021/05 Concluded	História (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal	17 valores

Projects

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2022/10/01 - 2023/10/01	Body&Soul: Representations of the body and of the soul in Portuguese medieval art and literature. The imagery of Western civilization in the making. UIDB/04311/2020 Researcher Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal	Ongoing

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Caldeira, Beatriz A. "The Art of War: Military knowledge in the library of Peter, Constable of Portugal". In Books and Readers in Late Medieval Portugal: The View from the Court. United Kingdom: Boydell&Brewer, 2026. Submitted Caldeira, Beatriz A.; Armando Norte. "«Beatissimum Antonium in cathalogo sanctorum conscripsit.» The canonization process of Saint Anthony, Evangelical Doctor [Original title: «Beatissimum Antonium in cathalogo sanctorum conscripsit.» O processo de canonização de Santo António, Doutor Evangélico]". In Os Santos e a Identidade local. Lisboa: Centro de Estudos Clássicos da Universidade de Lisboa - Edições Colibri, 2023. Published
Conference poster	Caldeira, Beatriz A. "Bellum praedicare: representations of war in St. Anthony of Lisbon and in Fr. Paio of Coimbra (13th century) [Original title: Bellum praedicare: representações da guerra em Sto. António de Lisboa e em Fr. Paio de Coimbra (séc. XIII)]". Paper presented in Autumn School in Medieval Studies, 2022.
Dictionary entry	Caldeira, Beatriz A. "Heart [Original title: "Coração"]". In e-Lucidário do Corpo e da Alma: Palavras, termos e frases que em Portugal anteriormente se usaram na Idade Média, 2023. https://medievalbodysoul.wixsite.com/body-soul/c%C3%B3pia-e-lucid%C3%A1rio. Published
Journal article	Caldeira, Beatriz A. "Paul Zumthor: Between history and literature. A critical study of the work The letter and the voice. Medieval "litterature". [Original title: Paul Zumthor: Entre a História e a Literatura: Um estudo crítico da obra A letra e a voz. A "literatura" medieval]". Revista de História das Ideias 42 (2024): 255-276. https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-8925_42_11. Open access • Published Caldeira, Beatriz A. "Psychomachia: the Spiritual Combat in St. Anthony of Lisbon and Friar Paio of Coimbra [Original title: Psicomaquia: o combate espiritual em St. António de Lisboa e em Fr. Paio de Coimbra]". Incipit (2022): https://ler.letras.up.pt/uploads/ficheiros/19727.pdf. Published
Thesis / Dissertation	"Psychomachy: the spiritual combat in the sermons of Saint Anthony of Lisbon and Friar Paio of Coimbra [Original title: Psicomaquia: o combate espiritual nos sermonários de Santo António de Lisboa e de Frei Paio de Coimbra]". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, 2025. https://repositorio.ulisboa.pt/handle/10400.5/100649.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2025/07/10	The Art of War: Military knowledge in the library of Peter, Constable of Portugal	IMC'25 - International Medieval Congress. Worlds of learning. University of Leeds (Leeds, United Kingdom)
2025/05/30	Ad Usum Principis. The library of Peter, Constable of Portugal and King of Aragon. Court, culture and power in late medieval Portugal [Original Title: Ad Usum Principis. A livraria de D. Pedro, Condestável de Portugal e Rei de Aragão. Corte, cultura e poder no Portugal tardo-medieval]	Gesta - II Medieval Studies Meeting Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2024/04/17	The eloquence of the image: Literary depictions of war as a communication strategy in the sermons of St. Anthony of Lisbon and Friar Paio of Coimbra. [Original title: A eloquência da imagem. Picturae literárias da guerra como estratégia de comunicação nos sermões de Sto. António de Lisboa e de Fr. Paio de Coimbra]	Test tubes. History in laboratory [Original title: Tubos de Ensaio. História em laboratório] Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2023/07/26	Symbolic meanings of body and gesture in St. Anthony of Lisbon and Fr. Paio of Coimbra's preaching	IMM'23 - XI International Medieval Meeting Lleida Universidade de Lérida (Lérida, Spain)
2023/05/10	The symbolism of the body in the sermons of St. Anthony of Lisbon and Friar Paio of Coimbra [Original title: A simbólica do corpo nos sermonários de St. António de Lisboa e de Fr. Paio de Coimbra]	II Workshop BODY&SOUL Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2023/04/01	Presentation of the Proceedings of the «XXIV Turres Veteras» - Saints and local Identities: Lives, Hagiographies, and Cults» [Original title: Apresentação das Atas do XXIV Turres Veteras - Os santos e a identidade local: Vidas, Hagiografias e Cultos]	Session Book Launch: Proceedings of the «XXIV Turres Veteras» - Saints and Local Identities: Lives, Hagiographies, and Cults» (Original title: Sessão de lançamento das Atas XXIV Turres Veteras - Os santos e a identidade local: Vidas, Hagiografias e Cultos Câmara Municipal de Torres Vedras Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Clássicos (Lisboa, Portugal)
2022/10/04	Bellum praedicare: representations of war in St. Anthony of Lisbon and Fr. Paio of Coimbra (13th century).	Autumn School in Medieval Studies Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Estudos Medievais (Évora, Portugal)
2022/04/07	Reading the war: representations of war in Portugal in the Middle Ages (12th-13th centuries) [Original title: Ler a guerra: representações da guerra em Portugal na Idade Média (sécs. XII-XIII)]	XIV Workshop de Estudos Medievais Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2025/09/26 - 2025/09/26	In Search of Lost Books. Memories and Mysteries of the Libraries of the Royal House of Avis. [Original title: Em busca dos livros perdidos. Memórias e mistérios das livrarias da Casa Real de Avis] Other	European Researchers' Night 2025: Science for Everyone (SCIEVER) – Science for global challenges Universidade de Évora, Portugal Universidade do Minho, Portugal ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
2023/09/29 - 2023/09/29	Healing in the Middle Ages. Medicinal tools and practices [Original title: Curar na Idade Média. Instrumentos e práticas medicinais] Other	European Researchers' Night 2023: Science for Everyone (SCIEVER) – Inclusion and Sustainability Universidade de Évora, Portugal Universidade do Minho, Portugal ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
2019/11/29 - 2019/11/29	Volunteer Congress	Napoleon and Wellington 250 years after his birth (1769- 2019) Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Direção de História e Cultura Militar, Portugal
2019/11/21 - 2019/11/23	Volunteer Congress	II International Meeting Histories of Nature and Environments: Shaping Landscapes Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2019/10/17 - 2019/10/17	Volunteer Congress	Heritage material and immaterial within the scope of agrarian and hydraulic management in arid and semi-arid environments Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2019/09/18 - 2019/09/18	Volunteer Round table	XIV Group Journey of Research Court Studies and Diplomacy - “Nobility, councils and crown: what articulation in the medieval period?” Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2019/06/03 - 2019/06/05	Ireland Celtic Mithology Course Other	ESC - English Studies Courses Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Anglisticos, Portugal
2019/05/27 - 2019/05/29	Nordic Mithology Course Other	ESC - English Studies Courses Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Anglisticos, Portugal Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Distinctions

Award

2021	Excellentiae chartae Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal

Other distinction

2022	Merit-based scholarship Direção Geral do Ensino Superior, Portugal
2022	Scholarship for Participation in a Scientific Event - Autumn School in Medieval Studies Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Estudos Medievais, Portugal