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Letter from Jean Le Vacher, vicar apostolic in Algiers, to PF. He writes about his travel to Algiers where he arrived on 24 May. He describes the situation in Algiers, that there are 14,000 or 15,000 Christian slaves, among whom there are around 100…

Petition on behalf of Jean Le Vacher, vicar apostolic in Tunis to PF. He asks for a plenary indulgence for everyone who, after having been to confession and having received communion, visits one of the five chapels in Bizerte, or one of the sixteen…

Letter from Julien Guérin to Cardinal Capponi, accompanying a few letters he is forwarding to PF and which he received from a Maur. Guérin apologizes that the letters are open, but he found them in this state. Guérin also mentions that: a) the plague…

Small note from Vincent de Paul and Lambert [aux Couteaux] to the nuncio, Nicolò Guidi di Bagno, in which they ask him to write to PF and request faculties for Philippe Le Vacher for the Algiers mission. An Italian translation can be found on f.…

Letter from Lorence, vicar apostolic, to PF. Last September Lorence sent two priests away. One of them is member of the Trinitarian order, and is named Gioan Antonio Vello. He had been the administrator of the hospital for nine years. At the end of…

Letter from Lorance, vicar apostolic, to PF. Lorance wants to express his gratitude and consolation that was within the letter sent by PF on 12 December last year. This should have ended the problems with the Trinitarians and the English consul,…

Petition on behalf of Luigi Da Palermo to PF. Luigi Da Palermo has (previously in a long letter) explained himself, and now humbly returns to PF. He was made slave by Corsairs of Algiers, who was operating under the French flag. During a year in…

Letter from Marcello Costa to PF secretary. A month and a half ago he was assigned 30 scudi annually for the mission in Bizerte, for which he received the patent from Monsù Levacher [Jean Le Vacher]. This meant that he lost the right to receive…

Letter from Michel Monmasson, vicar apostolic in Algiers, to PF. He writes that he arrived in Algiers about 15 months before. He describes the work that he has been doing so far, which is mostly visiting the different churches and trying to remedy…

Petition on behalf of Michel Monmasson, vicar apostolic in Algiers, to PF. He asks several things: a) whether as vicar apostolic he has more authority than he used to have as a missionary, so that he can do something against the abuses of some laics…

Letter from Michel Monmasson, vicar apostolic in Algiers, to CM superior in Rome. He writes about his arrival in the city, about the relations with the Dey, about his daily work, and the number of slaves in the city. He also asks several things: a)…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 26 April 1689 discussing among other issues, who should be appointed to vicar apostolic in Algiers, now that Michel Monmasson has died. Possible candidates are Francesco Molignano (who was appointed provicar by Michel…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 3 February 1688 discussing among other issues, two letters from the vicar apostolic of Algiers [Michel Monmasson], one dated 17 July, and the other 6 September. He asks for the faculty to read more than two masses per…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 17 February 1687 discussing among other issues, a petition on behalf of Michel Monmasson, vicar apostolic in Algiers. He asks: a) for some medals to distribute among the slaves; b) what authority he has with regard to…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 7 October 1686 discussing among other issues, a petition on behalf of Michel Monmasson, vicar apostolic in Algiers. Monmasson asks several things: a) whether as vicar apostolic he now has more authority than that of a…

PF notes on a brief that declares Michel Monmasson vicar apostolic of Algiers. It includes a copy of the brief that was made for Philippe Le Vacher in 1650, and the decision on the issue that PF took in those days. According to PF notes, Monmasson…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 24 september 1685 discussing among other issues, a petition on behalf of Edme Jolly, superior of CM. He asks that a papal brief be added to PF decree that declares Michel Monmasson vicar apostolic in Algiers. The…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 8 January 1685 discussing among other issues, a petition on behalf of Edme Jolly, superior of CM. He asks that Michel Monmasson (a priest of CM), be appointed vicar apostolic of Algiers, to replace Jean Le Vacher who…

Minutes of PF general meeting of [1684] discussing among other issues, a petition on behalf of the general procurator of the Trinitarians. They ask that the superior of the Trinitarian hospitals in Algiers may be appointed prefect over the mission.…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 29 November 1683 discussing among other issues, the petition sent on behalf of the Trinitarians in Algiers. Its decided that now that the vicar apostolic [Jean Le Vacher] has died, a Trinitarian may be granted the…

Letter from PF to Jean Le Vacher, vicar apostolic in Algiers. The letter states that because several priests of different orders have fled from the hospitals in Algiers, the ruler of Algiers has since banned the administrators of these hospitals. The…

Minutes of PF General meeting of 30 September 1682 discussing amongst other issues, the case of Vincenzo Frascati and Francesco Gatta (which was dicussed during PF meeting of 8 April 1680). They are both missionaries in Tunis, and its believed that…

Letter from PF to the prefect of the mission in Tripoli. PF state that the faculties of the vicar apostolic (which were granted to Jean Le Vacher), only regard Algiers and Tunis (as written in the decree of 23 July 1674), and do not regard Tripoli.…

Letter from PF to Jean Le Vacher, the vicar apostolic in Algiers. The cardinals are very surprised by the fact that Jean Le Vacher has extended his authority over Tripoli, despite being threatened with the penalty of excommunication. As mentioned in…

Letter from PF to Jean Le Vacher, vicar apostolic in Algiers. Edme Jolly (CM superior general) has written to PF, stating that since Jean Le Vacher is ill, it is necessary to send another priest to take over his duties; Jolly has nominated Andrea…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 8 April 1680 discussing among other issues, letters from Vincenzo da Frascati and Francesco Gatta about the mission in Algiers. They write that they work to keep the Christians faithful and that there would be many…

Summary on the mission in Barbaria. Trinitarian Procurator Ferdinando Di Alaba presents PF the five Trinatian hospitals in Algiers. Here the priests of his order do not only take care of the sick, but they also administer the sacraments, teach the…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 11 September 1679 discussing among other issues; a) the disagreements between Jean Le Vacher, vicar apostolic in Algiers, and the Trinitarians who work in the five hospitals of the city; and b) a report by Jean Le…

Letter from PF to the superior general of the Trinitarians. The letter states that the complaints of the Trinitarians about the vicar apostolic Jean Le Vacher are justified, and that PF will see to it that things are changed. It is noted that the…

Letter from PF to Jean Le Vacher about several complaints that the Spanish Trinitarians in Algiers have made against Le Vacher. The first regards the fact that Jean Le Vacher forbade the display of their coat of arms. The letter states that Le Vacher…
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