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The Good Jesus of the Poor Infi rm Hospital was built by Friar Caetano Brandão, in view of the need to receive the underprivileged population. The Charity Hospital had a simple architecture in contrast to the contemporary models, but performed its function effectively, it is noteworthy that although it was built to be a hospital, the Good Jesus Hospital did not have a typical typology of these establishments, and can be compared to Portuguese Mercy Houses, which rarely erected buildings from scratch, as they settled in pre-existing buildings. During the period it was under various possessions, the building underwent several modifications, which, together with the scarcity of documentation, contributed to its disappearance. In order to contribute to the activation of the social memory about the care buildings, it is proposed a graphic reconstruction of the hospital façade, as well as its neighbors, stimulating their understanding as a health and city heritage.
