Letter from Philippe Le Vacher, vicar apostolic in Algiers to PF, about the state of his missions. He reports among other things the discord and abuses among the regular and secular priests.
Description of the life and martyrdom of Petrus Bourgoing from Majorca, by Philippe Le Vacher, vicar apostolic in Algiers. An Italian summary is added.
Letter from Philippe Le Vacher, vicar apostolic in Algiers, to Thomas Berthe, superior of CM house in Rome. Among other things he writes to recommend the servants of Cardinal [Barberini], who have been caught by Algerian corsairs, and now reside…
Petition on behalf of Philippe Le Vacher, vicar apostolic in Algiers, to PF. He asks for a safe-conduct for the former Discalced Augustine Cherubino Della Vergine Maria, a renegade who wants to return to the Catholic faith. For this he needs to…
Petition on behalf of Philippe Le Vacher, vicar apostolic in Algiers to PF. He asks for the faculty to consecrate altar stones and chalices, as sometimes the chalices are either stolen by the Turks, or are gilded again; he also notes that there is…
Petition on behalf of Philippe Le Vacher, vicar apostolic in Algiers, to PF. He asks for the faculty to consecrate altar stones and chalices, as sometimes the chalices are either stolen by the Turks or are gilded again.
Copy of a letter from PF to the assessor of the Holy Office, in which the assessor is asked to propose the issue of prolonging the faculties of the Scottish missionaries, in the next meeting of the Congregation of the Holy Office with the pope. The…
Copy of a letter from PF to William Lesley, asking if he can provide the names, age, talents and occupations of the alumni of the colleges, that are now working in the Scottish mission (whether as regular or secular priests). The letter dated 15…
Letter from PF to Cardinal De Massimi. The cardinal had communicated to PF, that Trinitarian Father Mendeita commented on the accusations of eight slaves in Tunis against the Capuchin Carlo d’Ancona, who is provicar in Tunis. Since Cardinal De…
Letter from two slaves in Tunis, Pauolo Cortarzo and Gio' Tomaso Cocchi (both from Rome), which states that some Turks (who are slaves in the domain of the pope in Malta) have written to Tunis that they have been forced to covert to Christianity. Now…
The nuncio to France, Nicolò Guidi di Bagno, writes in support of a request from Pierre Gallais (here spelled Calais), member of CM and superior of the Sedan mission, to have missionary faculties granted to him and his companions of CM, among whom is…
Letter from the nuncio to France, Nicolò Guidi di Bagno, according to which the bishop of Babylon, upon more careful consideration, decided that he could not renounce the bishopric and its entire revenue solely for the 400 scudi /year promissed by…
Letter from nuncio to France, Nicolò Guidi di Bagno to PF, in which he says he is forwarding a letter written by Vincent de Paul. The nuncio moreover thanks PF for the dispatch addressed to Guglielmo Bauentin [William Ballantyne], and his companion;…
Letter from the nuncio to France, Nicolò Guidi di Bagno to PF, accompanying the petition of Vincent de Paul, in which Vincent de Paul asks that Dermot Duiguin and Francis White be made missionaries for the Hebrides and Highlands of Scotland (APF SOCG…
Letter from the nuncio to France, Nicolò Guidi di Bagno to PF. He asks for missionary patents for the Madagascar mission for seven candidates, so that Vincent de Paul can send them when the next ship is ready to depart (which is only once every year…
Letter from the nuncio to France, Nicolò Guidi di Bagno to PF. He thanks the vice-prefect for having entrusted him and Vincent de Paul, with the decision to select which missionaries should be sent to Madagascar. The letter signed and dated 17 March…
Letter from the nuncio to France, Nicolò Guidi di Bagno to PF. The nuncio asked Vincent de Paul for information about Michele Dello Spirito Santo [Michel Du Saint-Esprit], as requested by PF. The information given by Vincent de Paul is enclosed (see…
Letter from Vincent de Paul expressing reservation to send missionaries to Salé because of the Recollects' wish to be reestablished in this mission; joined to an introduction letter from the nuncio to France.
Letter from the nuncio to France about Alberto Di San Michele [Albert de Saint Michel?] , a Discalced Carmelite, who left Paris without permission from his provincial, and without a companion. He had earlier abused his missionary faculties by…
Letter from the nuncio to France, Nicolò Guidi di Bagno, with which he forwards a receipt sent to him by the superior of the Discalced Carmelites. The receipt attests that the Discalced Carmelites have received the decree of 18 June 1652 in which PF…
The nuncio to France, Nicolò Guidi di Bagno, recommends Jean-François Mousnier and Toussaint Bourdaise for the Madagascar mission. The nuncio states that he approved and gave his blessing to the two at the end of the previous year, upon their…
Letter from the nuncio to France, Nicolò Guidi di Bagno to PF. He writes that Vincent de Paul, on behalf of Marshal de La Meilleraye (Charles de La Porte, duke of La Meilleraye, marshal of France), who is about to send ships to Madagascar, has been…
Letter from the nuncio to France, Nicolò Guidi di Bagno to PF, reporting that Gerard Brin has just left for Scotland, in order to check if the information coming from William Ballantyne about the progress of the mission is reliable; the nuncio writes…
Letter from the papal nuncio to France, Archbishop Nicolò Guidi di Bagno (titular archbishop of Athens) to PF, stating that the missionary priest Gherardo de Buin [Gérard Brin], has returned to Paris after having tried to go to Scotland, but been…
Petition on behalf of CM missionaries in Madagascar, asking for solutions to the spiritual needs encountered during the journey to Madagascar. They ask: a) if they may administer sacraments onboard ships other than the one which they initially…
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)…
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 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…
Translation (from French) of a report on Madagascar, describing its size and location. It furthermore describes that many CM priests have worked there, converting more than 5,000 Christians. The report states that Marshal de La Meilleraye is…
