Chapter

Nowadays, there are fourteen members, with the following dignities stading out in the organisation: the dean, who presides; the chanter or vice-president; the paymaster general; and the secretary.

After reaching seventy-five years of age, they become emeritus. By dint of circumstances, it is not possible to dedicate one’s whole life to the life of the Cathedral, but they become responsible for its activities.

Throughout the times, its number and organization varied.

For centuries, they dedicated themselves to the life of the Cathedral, praying and chanting together.

The liturgy of the Cathedral, whether it was weekly or on Sundays, was lived with high solemnity. The music became so important that, between the 16th and 19th centuries, Évora and the School of Music of the See took the name of Évora to the great cultural centres of Europe.