2018-05-152018-05-152000-12SANTOS, Georgina Silva dos. A rainha santa e a corte dos miseráveis: caridade e poder na baixa idade média portuguesa. História Revista, Goiânia, v. 5, n. 1/2, p. 89-109, jan./dez. 2000. Disponível em: <https://www.revistas.ufg.br/historia/article/view/10591/7049>.1414-6312http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/14943The late Portuguese M iddlc Ages gave to charity a great role in the process of the afinnation ofthe royal power. Based on the marian fcmale rnodel and on the mendicant's discourse, the queen Eli2abeth's actions were able to elimina te thesociat distances. Then, she had been transfonned in a saint by the oral tradition. This queen 's pattcm established a role for thc first lady in the Portuguese political imaginary.porAcesso AbertoPortugalRainhaCaridadeQueenCharityArtigo10.5216/hr.v5i1.10591