%0 Journal Article %T A ”°Regra da Vida Virtuosa”± de S o Martinho de Dume %A Maria de Lourdes Sirgado Ganho %J Brathair %D 2011 %I Brathair %X Our reflection focuses on the moral work titled Formula Vitae Honestae. Therefore, we interpret this work which deals with the four cardinal virtues, as the work of a monk, a Christian who tries to give advices / rules, in a ethical point of view. His mentor is Seneca. At the same time, we shall show how the policy can be found there, being understood as a mirror of kings. We are, therefore, faced with a personality that marked the sixth century and the Portuguese culture at its roots, in a practical way. %K Martin of Dume (saint) %K Cardinal Virtues %K Ethics %K Mirror of Kings %K Seneca %K Christianity %U http://ppg.revistas.uema.br/index.php/brathair/article/view/691/613