ás , ▁established ▁a ▁commission ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁consisting ▁of ▁Pl á cido ▁August o ▁de ▁Mou ra ▁Vas con cel os , ▁canon ▁João ▁Te ix e ira ▁Fa fe , ▁canon ▁Manuel ▁Jo aqu im ▁Mes qu ita ▁P iment a ▁and ▁Ag ost inho ▁August o ▁de ▁O live ira , ▁with ▁the ▁objective ▁of ▁studying ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁re construct ing ▁and ▁re decor ating ▁the ▁Church . ▁Arch itect ▁Ad ol phe ▁Des pon y ▁was ▁on site , ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁construct ing ▁a ▁new ▁building . ▁ ▁Just ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁light ing ▁system ▁entered ▁the ▁san ctu ary ▁( in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ), ▁the ▁last ▁courses ▁developed ▁by ▁the ▁sem inary ▁were ▁being ▁completed ▁( between ▁ 1 9 0 8 – 1 9 0 9 ). ▁ ▁Republic ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁the ▁land ▁and ▁buildings ▁were ▁conf isc ated ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁Republican ▁Government . ▁ ▁Through ▁the ▁initi ative ▁of ▁Father ▁Francisco ▁P into ▁Fer re ira , ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁during ▁an ▁eas ing ▁of ▁t ensions ▁between ▁the ▁Church ▁and ▁Republican ▁administration , ▁the ▁Marian ▁Cult , ▁the ▁Cong reg ação ▁das ▁Fil has ▁de ▁Maria ▁( C ong reg atio ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Mary ) ▁was ▁established . ▁On