▁surve ill ance ▁by ▁the ▁In quisition ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 5 4 0 s , ▁since ▁it ▁had ▁almost ▁disappeared ▁from ▁contin ental ▁Portugal ▁and ▁India . ▁This ▁spiritual ▁tradition , ▁pract iced ▁exclus ively ▁by ▁non - rel ig ious ▁officials ▁and ▁popular ▁Bro ther hood s ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁and ▁following ▁centuries , ▁was ▁gradually ▁restored ▁only ▁after ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁in ▁some ▁municipal ities ▁of ▁main land ▁Portugal . ▁By ▁then , ▁except ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁faithful ▁and ▁accurate ▁local ▁trad itions , ▁it ▁had ▁under g one ▁major ▁delet ions ▁and ▁changes ▁( in ▁what ▁remained ▁or ▁was ▁restored ) ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁rit uals . ▁▁▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁traditional ▁Fe ast ▁of ▁the ▁Empire ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit , ▁celebrated ▁at ▁the ▁fe ast ▁of ▁Pent ec ost , ▁a ▁future , ▁third ▁age ▁would ▁be ▁govern ed ▁by ▁the ▁Empire ▁of ▁Holy ▁Spirit ▁and ▁would ▁represent ▁a ▁mon astic ▁or ▁frat ernal ▁govern ance , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁hierarchy ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁the ▁inter medi aries , ▁and ▁the ▁organized ▁Church es ▁would ▁be ▁unnecessary , ▁and ▁inf id els ▁would ▁un ite ▁with ▁Christians ▁by ▁free ▁will . ▁Until ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century , ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁annual ▁fest ivity ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁Portuguese ▁cities , ▁with ▁multiple ▁celebr ations ▁in ▁Lis bon ▁( with ▁ 8 ), ▁Porto ▁( 4 ), ▁and ▁Co im bra ▁( 3