The ecclesiastical textile research is very arduous, considering that the literature especially in Brazil, is rare. When we proposed the cataloging of the textile collection of the Historical-Artistic Collection of the Venerable Third Order of St. Francis of Penance of the City of São Paulo (VOTSFPCSP), we hypothesized that this collection could be related with other ecclesiastical and museological institutions. Thus, we began our research work at São Bento Monastery in São Paulo (1598), where we located a complete set of vestments, dating approximately between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. We focus our efforts on reading texts from diverse backgrounds, correlating them with our objects. In this way, we base our research on the works of Franz Bock (1859), Otto Falke (1913), Friedrich Fischbach (1874), Giorgio Sangiorgi (1920), and newspapers with news published at that time. We have been graced with the cooperation of researchers, conservators, restorers and religious people, whose information has been carefully confirmed. All publications are available to download in the weblog Vestes e Ornatos: http://vesteseornatos.blogspot.com
