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Beatriz Alves Caldeira was born in Lisbon in 2000. Her primary research interests lie in cultural history and the medieval imaginary, with a focus on medieval warfare. She earned her B.A. in History from the University of Lisbon in 2021 and is currently pursuing her M.A. in Medieval Studies at the same institution, 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 is currently 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”.
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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

Knowledge fields

  • Humanities - History and Archaeology - History

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
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
2021/09 - 2024/09/15
Ongoing
 História (Mestrado)
Major in História Medieval
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
"Psychomachia: the spiritual combat in the sermons of St. Anthony of Lisbon and Friar Paio of Coimbra (Original title: Psicomaquia: o combate espiritual nos sermonários de St. António de Lisboa e de Fr. Paio de Coimbra)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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
  1. 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
  1. Caldeira, Beatriz A. "Bellum praedicare: representations of war in St. Anthony of Lisbon and in Fr. Paio of Coimbra (13th century)". Paper presented in Autumn School in Medieval Studies, 2022.
Dictionary entry
  1. Caldeira, Beatriz A. "Heart". 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
  1. 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
  2. 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):
    Published
Activities

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/04/01 - 2033/04/01 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)
Other
 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, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Clássicos, Portugal
2024/04/17 - 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)
Workshop
 Test tubes. History in laboratory (Original title: Tubos de Ensaio. História em laboratório)
Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2023/09/29 - 2023/09/29 European Researchers Night: Science for Everyone
Workshop
 Healing in the Middle Ages. Medicinal tools and practices
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2023/07/26 - 2023/07/28 Symbolic meanings of body and gesture in St. Anthony of Lisbon and Fr. Paio of Coimbra's preaching
Congress
 IMM'23 - XI International Medieval Meeting Lleida
Universitat de Lleida, Spain
2023/05/10 - 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)
Workshop
 II Workshop BODY&SOUL
Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2022/10/04 - 2022/10/05 Bellum praedicare: representations of war in St. Anthony of Lisbon and Fr. Paio of Coimbra (13th century).
Workshop
 Autumn School in Medieval Studies
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Estudos Medievais, Portugal
2022/04/07 - 2022/04/08 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))
Workshop
 XIV Workshop de Estudos Medievais
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

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