Letter from the PF secretary [Federico Baldeschi] to Marcello Costa, 1673-11-04, Rome
Tunis
Bizerte
Copy of a letter from PF secretary [Urbano Cerri] to Marcello Costa. The secretary tells him that the cardinals will be displeased to hear that Jean Le Vacher has given him the provision of 30 scudi, before he even arrived at his new mission in Bizerte. Usually the provision starts from the day that PF receives confirmation that a missionary arrived at his destination. Therefore PF will not immediately pay the 30 scudi back. The secretary orders Costa to first go to his mission and start reporting from there, providing he wants to receive a provision from PF. The letter dated 4 November 1673.
Additional comments
[Federico Baldeschi]
APF LETTERE 62, 98r-v
1673-11-04
Addressed to Marcello Costa
See for a related letter to Jean Le Vacher (from the same day): APF LETTERE 62, 99r (database item 620).
The report is possibly: APF SOCG 438, 352r-v (database item 772).
Italian
Letter
619
Origin: Rome
Destination: [Tunis]
Letter from the PF secretary [Federico Baldeschi] to Marcello Costa, 1673-09-30, Rome
Tunis
Copy of a letter from the secretary of PF to Marcello Costa, provicar in Tunis. PF secretary [Urbano Cerri] attaches the answers of the Holy Office to Costa's dubia [questions about how to deal with certain practical issues, regarding doctrine and sacraments in exceptional situations, such as the missions]. The secretary also requests him to report on his work in the mission. The letter dated 30 September 1673.
Additional comments
[Federico Baldeschi]
APF LETTERE 62, 86r
1673-09-30
Addressed to Marcello Costa
See for Marcello Costa's response: APF SOCG 448, 140r-v, 145r-v (database item 780).
Italian
Letter
618
Origin: Rome
Destination: [Tunis]
Letter from the PF secretary [Federico Baldeschi] to Marcello Costa, 1673-06-10, Rome
Tunis
Other secular missionaries
Copy of a letter from PF secretary [Urbano Cerri] to Marcello Costa, a missionary in Tunis. As requested, Cerri forwarded him a letter from Mr. Barbottone, which stated that the secretary would be glad to advocate an increase of provision, should he receive letters from [Jean] Le Vacher indicating that such an increase is necessary. The letter dated 10 June 1673.
Additional comments
[Federico Baldeschi]
APF LETTERE 62, 35r
1673-06-10
Addressed to Marcello Costa
Italian
Letter
616
Origin: Rome
Destination: [Tunis]
Letter from the PF prefect to Philippe Le Vacher, 1661-06-15, Rome
Algiers
Slaves (Christian)
Slave priests
Copy of a letter from Cardinal Antonio, prefect of PF, to Philippe Le Vacher, apostolic vicar in Algiers, declaring that all members of religious orders in Algiers, whether free or slaves, should be obedient to the vicar, and giving him the permission to punish and correct them when needed. Copy by PF secretary Alberizzi.
Additional comments
The date of the letter is specified, the date of the copy is not.
Antonio Barberini jr
Mario Alberizzi
APF SOCG 255, 34r
1661-06-15
Addressed to Phillippe Le Vacher
Copy; signed
Italian
Letter
251
Origin: Rome
Destination: [Tunis]
Letter from Francesco Guevara to Jean Le Vacher, 1665-12-10, Florence
Tunis
Ransom
Renegades
Letter from Francesco Guevara to Jean Le Vacher, in which he urges Le Vacher to convince PF to hand 1,000 pezze (deposited there on behalf of the Dey of Tunis), to a certain Marca Antonia Simonetti [Guevara's wife], who is a cousin of the Bassa of Tunis. The letter dated 10 December 1665.
Additional comments
Francesco Guevara
APF SOCG 254, 133r-v, 134v
1665-12-10
Addressed to Jean Le Vacher
Italian
Letter
394
Origin: Florence
Destination: [Tunis]
Letter from Girolamo Da Sassari to Antonio Di Seravezza, 16[69]-01-16, Rome
Capuchins
Conversion
Franciscans
Ransom
Seravezza case
Tunis
Letter from Girolamo Da Sassari to Antonio Di Saraveza [Antonio Di Seravezza]. He has been in Rome for two months, due to the problems in Tunis. They have decided that there will be a Capuchin mission in the city, and that he will be its prefect. Many things that padre Damiano proposed were accepted (the kind of things that were only in their interest), which is why he does not want to go back to Tunis. He is however still willing to help his friend [Di Seravezza]. He hopes that they will see each other again and that he can tell him all the things that he cannot send in writing. Dottore Pagni, the grand duke of Florence, and the secretary of PF [Federico Baldeschi] have both shown him great respect for all the things he has done for the church. Levachier [Jean Le Vacher] cannot any longer pretend to have authority over the mission in Tunis, therefore he should only be concerned about Algiers. Caualli has become bishop in Napels, and he will visit him and give him the letters of Di Seravezza, to tell him about his suffering. He asks him to provide information on how things are going in Tunis. He has tried to help Mustafa della Meca who has converted, and the procurator general of the Celestines will also try to help him. He has given 170 pezze da otto reali to Labar, 150 to ransom Giacinto, and the other twenty are for Di Seravezza. He has also left behind some books, worth 50 pezze da otto reali, which should be used to atone Sig'r Carletto and Sig'r Biagio. He also asks to greet Sig'r Capitan Bernardo Rapalli, and Patron Martino, both from the bagno of San Francesco, and Angelo Bernardelli, Giulio Anastasio, Gio' Antonio, Andrea Caraca. He has tried to ransom the slave from Civitavecchia, but they did not want to let him go. PF wants the consul [Jean Ambrozin] to pay back everything he took from the church. He has been suprised that the consul has shown their writings, because it is very damaging to his reputation, but not to Da Sassari's. Before he can return to Tunis, he will first have to go to Sardinia, in order to see his general.
Date discussed: 1670-11-10
Additional comments
Because the paper is torn the two last numbers of the year are missing. Even though Girolamo Da Sassari says he has been in Rome for two months, he left Tunis in September 1668. The month of the letter is January, so the year has to be 1669. According to the discussion in PF many things described by Girolamo Da Sassari in this letter are made up by him. APF SOCG 424, 242r-243v (database item 748).
This would mean that Antonio Di Seravezza would still have been in Tunis, as he did not leave before August 1669.
Girolamo Da Sassari
APF SOCG 424, 245r-246v
16[69]-01-16
Adressed to Antonio Di Seravezza
For the minutes of the PF meeting where this matter was discussed, see: APF ACTA 39, 197r, 201r-202v (database item 669).
Original; signed
Italian
Letter
750
Origin: Rome
Destination: [Tunis]
Letter from PF to Jean Le Vacher, 1670-11-10, Rome
Tunis
Other religious orders
Seravezza case
Franciscans
Copy of a letter from PF to Jean Le Vacher, ordering Le Vacher to send the Minor Observant Antonio Di Seravezza back to his own province, in the case that he is in Tunis. Di Seravezza has neither been appointed vicar apostolic nor even a missionary in Tunis, and PF has already ordered the superiors of his order to call him back [but maybe that did not happen]. The letter dated 10 November 1670.
Additional comments
PF
APF LETTERE 55, f. 73v-74r
1670-11-10
Addressed to Jean Le Vacher
Italian
Letter
598
Origin: Rome
Destination: [Tunis]
Letter from PF to Jean Le Vacher, 1670-11-10, Rome
Tunis
Capuchins
Ransom
Copy of a letter from PF to Jean Le Vacher, stating that the cardinals have approved his appointment of Father Luigi Da Palermo (a Capuchin), as pro-vicar of Tunis; its also noted that they admire the fact that he had to spend a considerable amount of money to ransom Da Palermo. The letter dated 10 November 1670.
Additional comments
There is also another copy of this letter with the title: "Copia della lettera della Sacra Co’greg’ne de Propag’a/ a D. Giò le Vaschier Vicario Apost’l’co in Algeri." The one found in Lettere ends in "il Sig’re la felici," while the last line from the one in SC Barbaria is "il sig're la prosperi," SC Barbaria, vol. 1, 231r.
PF
APF LETTERE 55, f. 74r
1670-11-10
Addressed to Jean Le Vacher
Italian
Letter
600
Origin: Rome
Destination: [Tunis]
Letter from PF to Jean Ambrozin, 1667-26-03, [Rome]
Tunis
Letter from PF to Gio' Ambrosini [Jean Ambrozin]. For a very long time PF has had a vicar apostolic in Tunis, in order to help the many Christian slaves living there. Now however, Gio' LeVacher [Jean Le Vacher], who used to be vicar apostolic, has left. PF still wants to provide for the spiritual needs of the slaves, and therefore a new vicar apostolic is needed. PF asks Ambrozin to propose a candidate that excels in Christian piety, and has the required skills. In the case that he is not able to select a suitable candidate, he needs to inform PF, who will find someone themselves.
Additional comments
PF
APF Lettere 51, 2r-v
1667-26-03
Adressed to Jean Ambrozin
copy; unsigned
Italian
Letter
843
Origin: [Rome]
Destination: [Tunis]
Letter from PF to Jean Le Vacher, 1666-03-27, [Rome]
Slaves (Christian)
Slave priests
Tripoli
Letter from PF to Gio' LeVacher [Jean Le Vacher]. And'a Sta'ino [Andrea Stadino?] an Othodox Greek priest, obtained freedom from the Dey of Tripoli, after being kept in slavery for a number of years. He informed PF about the need of missionaries to help the slaves, due to the great numbers of slaves in the city. He asked PF for the faculties to help them, but since they have no information about this Greek priest, they ask Le Vacher to inform them about his qualities.
Additional comments
PF
APF Lettere 51, 17r
1666-03-27
Adressed to Jean Le Vacher
copy; unsigned
Italian
Letter
846
Origin: [Rome]
Destination: [Tunis]
Letter from PF to [Jean Le Vacher], 1666-03-27, [Rome]
Algiers
Capuchins
Petitions for faculties
Slaves (Christian)
Slave priests
Letter from PF to the vicar of Algiers [Jean Le Vacher?]. F' Gio' B'a da S. Malò [François Jean Baptiste de San Malò?] a Capuchin priest who was made a slave when returning to France (he has since been returned to Algiers with another Frenchman), informed PF about the great need for priests in Algiers; he himself asked for the faculties to work as a priest. PF asks [Le Vacher] to grant him the required faculties, as long as he does not have any objections.
Additional comments
PF
APF Lettere 51, 17v
1666-03-27
Adressed to [Jean Le Vacher]
copy; unsigned
Italian
Letter
847
Origin: [Rome]
Destination: [Tunis]
Letter from PF to Jean Le Vacher, 1666-02-13, [Rome]
Algiers
Slaves (Christian)
Malta
Ransom
Tunis
Letter from PF to Gio' LeVacher [Jean Le Vacher]. In Rome is a deposit of 1,000 pezze da otto, that the Dey orginally gave to some Maltese captains in order to ransom a slave in Messina. They kept the money for themselves until they arrived in Rome, where they were forced to deposit it. This was done in order to make sure that the slaves in Barbary would not suffer because of the incident. The Dey threatened to compensate his loss with the money intended for the ransoming of Christian slaves. As the Dey has since died, there is no more risk of persecution. To be sure of this they ask Le Vacher to inform them about the exact situation, and to write an extensive report in order to enable PF to make a decision on the case.
Additional comments
The names of the Maltese captains involved are: Serafino and Giovanni Vincenzo Piccinini, and Giuseppe and Franceso Guevara.
PF
APF Lettere 51, 17r
1666-02-13
Adressed to Jean Le Vacher
For the response of Jean Le Vacher to this letter, see: APF SOCG 254, 137r-138r (database item 396).
copy; unsigned
Italian
Letter
845
Origin: [Rome]
Destination: [Tunis]
Letter from PF to Jean Le Vacher, 1664-06-30
Tunis
Slave priests
Slaves (Christian & Muslim)
Ransom
Draft of a letter from PF to Jean Le Vacher, vicar apostolic in Tunis. The letter mentions that the cardinals are glad to hear about Le Vacher's zeal and piety. They want to know more about the claims of the Dey of Tunis, and the money that he gave to two Maltese. They also tell him to order misbehaving slave priests to abstain from usury.
Additional comments
PF
APF SOCG 254, 66r
1664-06-30
Addressed to Jean Le Vacher
The letter to which this letter responds can be found on: APF SOCG 254, 65r-v, 67r-v (database item 384).
Italian
Letter
385
Origin: Rome
Destination: [Tunis]