João Luís Inglês Fontes is an Assistant Professor in Medieval History at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of NOVA University, in Lisbon. Researcher of the Institute for Medieval Studies (NOVA FCSH) since its foundations, is one of its Deputy-Directors since 2016, taking part in its Scientific Committee and assuming functions as Executive Editor of Medievalista, the e-journal on medieval studies of the Institute. His research background is also linked with de Centre of Studies on Religious History, of the Catholic University, where he continues to collaborate as an auxiliary Researcher. His research has been centred in late medieval religious history, since the study of hagiographic narratives and its social and political functions (with its master thesis on Prince Fernando, presented as a saint of the new dynasty of Avis) to the research on the religious movements related to border ou non-regulated forms of life, as the heremits of Serra de Ossa, the theme of his PhD (2012) and non-regular religious experiences conducted by women in Portugal, including voluntary reclusion or small communities of women of poor life (the theme of the postdoc, held between 2013 and 2019). His research interests include heremitism, lay people spirituality and devotions, hagiographic literature, culture and devotion of nobility and royal courts, social elites, history of religious institutions, medieval liturgy and spirituality, medieval heresies, gender studies. João Luís Fontes is the author, coauthor or editor of a total of 28 books, 3 exhibition catalogs, and has published 31 articles in journals, 50 sections of books and 3 book reviews. Was part of the organising committee of more than 60 events and attended with communication to 63 events. He is or was the supervisor of 1 PhD thesis, and is or was the co-supervisor of 4 PhD thesis and 4 Master dissertations. Has received 5 awards and/or honours. He took as a Pos-doctoral Fellow in 1 project, as a Research Fellow in 2 projects and as a Researcher in other 18 projects.