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