It is a study of the "narrative of Saint Benedict in Bragança festivities - Pará" which indelibly mark the calendar of micro region, more sharply from 18 to 26 December for almost 218 years. San Benito stories would realize their full activity when the Holy driven by faith, in the form of petitions, prayers, bring blessings, healings and straighten the life of the faithful. The research is oriented primarily for non-reductionist approach to prevent dichotomies such as myths and rituals, festivities and narrative. By adopting this approach to thinking a comprehensive model, called here agoráticas experiences that aims to shed light on the images seen in the ethnographic experience, so as not to dissociate the narrative and parties. For this research, together with emulators and their caregivers, the narratives of the Holy in the path tangle of esmolação. Rescue Marujada history as festive-institutional context for stories amid Benedictine esmolações. And perceives a "mesh" of narrative is formed from travel Emulators San Benito, the construction of "verbal maps" of devotion in the region of the settlers. And it focuses on a moment the figure of the Guardians of Esmolação as "narrators of San Benito". In addition, it presents exemplary narratives, reinforcing the impact of the content of the devotion of the settlers, making clear the performative competence of storytellers.
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