The Catechism of Montpellier and children's education in Brazil Imperial

Based on the assumption that the catholic catechisms, in its interpretation of the fourth commandment, brought to light representations of children's education in the family, the aim of this article is to identify how such education was conceived in the Catechism of Montpellier in order to understand how it served the interests of the Regalist State in the Imperial Brazil.

Keywords:
Catechisms; Education; Brazil; XIX Century