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Copy of a letter from PF to the nuncio to France, Nicolò Guidi di Bagno. The nuncio is asked to choose from the seven candidates proposed by Vincent de Paul for the mission in Madagascar, those he deems suitable, and the number he thinks will suffice…

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Minutes of PF general meeting of 20 December 1650 discussing among other issues, a letter from the nuncio to France, which reports the candidates that Vincent de Paul has proposed for the mission in Madagascar: Nicolai Duport, Claudij Dufour, Fran’ci…

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Minutes of PF general meeting of 25 April 1650 discussing among other issues, a petition sent on behalf of Alberto Di San Michele, the prefect of the mission of the Discalced Carmelites in Madagascar. He asks for a travel provision for the…

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Minutes of PF general meeting of 8 March 1649 discussing among other issues, the request that Alberto Di San Michele be appointed vice-prefect of the mission of the Discalced Carmelites in Madagascar, under the prefecture of Giacomo Di Santa Teresa;…

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Minutes of PF general meeting discussing, among other things, a letter from the nuncio to France asking to excuse the two CM priests who went to Madagascar without prior permission from PF. PF decides to grant missionary status to Charles Nacquart…

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Copy of a letter from PF to the nuncio to France, Nicolò Guidi di Bagno. The cardinals have accepted the apology of Vincent de Paul regarding the mission of Madagascar, and they have also conceded the mission to the two priests going there, as can be…

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Minutes of PF general meeting discussing, among other things, the letter from the nuncio to France, in which he relates to two CM priests who went to Madagascar. The nuncio says that Vincent de Paul requests faculties and instructions. PF decides to…

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Minutes of meeting between PF Secretary Ingoli and PF prefect at that time, Cardinal Capponi, during which the Madagascar mission was discussed among other issues. Capponi's decision was to write a letter to the prefect of the Discalced Carmelite…

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Minutes of PF general meeting discussing, among other things, the letter from Capuchin Pierre de Piviers regarding the idea of establishing a mission on the Isle of St. Lawrence (aka Madagascar), considering that French merchants go there regularly.…

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Minutes of PF general meeting including the decision to send Discalced Carmelite missionaries to Madagascar.

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Minutes of PF general meeting discussing, among other matters, the decision to assign the Madagascar mission to the Discalced Carmelite order, which is to send 12 missionaries to the island.

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Copy of a letter from PF to the nuncio to France, Nicolò Guidi di Bagno. The cardinals dislike the fact that he asked for faculties and instructions for two priests who are going with some French merchants to Madagascar, since PF wants to avoid…

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Pierre de Piviers writes to PF that it is very harmful for the mission in Madagascar, that a Huguenot is captain of the French fortress. He asks that Luigi Capponi write to the queen of France, and to Cardinal Mazzarin, requesting that they change…

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Letter from the Capuchin Pierre de Piviers to Cardinal Capponi requesting a salvoconduct for a number of Capuchin missionaries. At the end of Piviers' letter there is a note suggesting to send a mission to Madagascar, as there are rich and affluent…

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Petition on behalf of René Alméras to PF, in which he asks for the appointment of Marin Ignace Roguet as prefect for the Madagascar mission, since the two previous prefects Nicolas Etienne and Michel Maniè have since both died. He also asks for the…

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Petition on behalf of René Alméras. Alméras writes that there are not enough priests left in Madagasca since Nicolas Etienne, the previous prefect, has been killed, another missionary has left the island and a third has drowned. He therefore asks for…

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Petition on behalf of René Alméras to PF, asking for the appointment of Jean Jourdie, Gaspar Gonon, Martin Ignace Roguet, Egidio [Gilles] Le Merer, Dionisio [Denis] Le Cornier, Filibert Fardel, Charles Le Roy, Gasparo Stella (all priests of the CM),…

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Petition on behalf of René Alméras, requesting to add another missionary to the group preparing to leave for Madagascar (see database item 285), considering that the ships have not yet set sail. The name of the priest is Giacomo [Jacques] Bruchan,…

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Petition on behalf of René Alméras, requesting missionary status for Guiglielmo [Guillaume] Bonable, priest of the diocese of St. Malò in France, in order for him to serve the mission of Madagascar, together with the group of missionaries who are…

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Petition on behalf of René Alméras, requesting missionary status for François Brision, member of CM, so that he can serve the mission of Madagascar with the other CM missionaries. PF meeting of 9 November 1665 agrees with the request, and orders that…

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Petition on behalf of René Alméras to PF, mentioning the six missionaries who had been recently accepted by PF for the island of Madagascar. The petition mentions that the ships have not yet set sail. Taking advantage of the delay, Alméras would like…

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Petition on behalf of René Alméras asking for missionary faculties for seven new missionaries for Madagascar: Pierre Cabel, Charles Boussordec, Jacob Le Cointe, Louis Bourot, Pierre Grissard, Sebastien Maquet, and Charles Le Gay. Although no news has…

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Petition on behalf of René Alméras, superior general of CM, asking PF to approve the dispatch of one additional missionary to Madagascar, namely Giacomo Francesco Frachey [Jacob Francois Frachey]; Frachey, a priest from Savoy is not a member of CM,…

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Petition on behalf of René Alméras asking PF to approve the dispatch of more missionaries to the island of Madagascar, on account of the "copious spiritual harvest" to be had there. He mentions that those already approved by PF had not left yet, due…

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Petition on behalf of René Alméras to PF. He explains that after many obstacles which have impeded CM to send other missionaries to Madagascar, a ship will depart towards the end of December. Since the previous prefect is deceased, Alméras asks that…

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Petition on behalf of René Alméras to PF, asking for missionary status for Jacques de la Fosse, Robert Menan, Claude de la Salle, Maximilien François Cuveron [or Cuvron] (all priests of CM), and Michel Manie (lay brother). Alméras asks for prefect…

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Petition on behalf of Toussaint Bourdaise and other missionaries in Madagascar to PF. They ask for several books to be sent.

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Petition on behalf of Toussaint Bourdaise, François Feydin, François Boussordec and other CM missionaries in Madagascar to PF. They ask for several books to be sent.

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Nicolas Etienne, CM priest, French by birth, was sent to Madagascar in 1662, and arrived there on 29 september 1663. He informed René Alméras of the success of his work in a letter of 15 January 1664. His works should earn him the title of martyr. He…

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Petition on behalf of Vincent de Paul asking to appoint Toussaint Bourdaise, as the new prefect of the Madagascar mission, following the death of the previous prefect, Charles Nacquart. The petition mentions that Bourdaise had already been declared…

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