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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, 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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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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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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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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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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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 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 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 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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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, 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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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 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 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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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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Copy of a letter from PF to Vincent de Paul. PF writes that some Recollects have proposed to go to Madagascar, in order to address the great need of missionaries in the mission. The cardinals, however, chose to first ask Vincent de Paul, as some of…

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Minutes of PF general meeting of 18 March 1652 discussing among other issues, the request by Recollect Father Cristiano Vllieul to be appointed prefect of the mission in Madagascar, and to be sent there with five companions with the usual faculties…

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Minutes of PF general meeting of 18 June 1652 discussing among other issues, a letter sent by Vincent de Paul who requests that the priests who are being sent to Madagascar depart in September, because there are currently no ships going there. The…

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Minutes of PF general meeting of 18 June 1652 discussing among other issues, the fact that Alberto Di San Michele [Albert de Saint Michel?] a Discalced Carmelite who had asked to be appointed prefect of the Madagascar mission, left Paris without…

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Copy of a letter from PF to Vincent de Paul, stating that since there is no ship currently ready to depart for Madagascar, Vincent de Paul should make sure that his missionaries will be ready for the next departure, which will be in September. The…

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Minutes of PF general meeting of 10 February 1653 discussing among other issues, a petition on behalf of Vincent de Paul. He asks for missionary status and faculties for two other (not yet selected) priests (beside Claude Dufour and François…

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Minutes of PF general meeting of 16 August 1655 during which the cardinals decide that, besides the five missionaries of CM already appointed by PF for the Madagascar mission, another three may be appointed by the nuncio to France. Their names are:…

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Minutes of PF general meeting of 16 August 1655 discussing among other issues, a petition by Vincent de Paul to confirm the candidates that the nuncio to France has chosen for the Madagascar mission: "D. Fran’ci Mousnier, et D. Toussani"…

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Minutes of PF general meeting of 22 November 1655 discussing among other issues, the request by the nuncio to France to declare "Io’em/ Giguel, et Maturinum de Belle Ville" [Jean Gicquel and Maturin de Belleville] missionaries, and give them the…

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Minutes of PF general meeting of 3 February 1656, held in the presence of the pope, discussing among other issues, the request by Claudius [Claude] Dufour. Dufour asked that he be accepted as a member of CM, despite his earlier statement that he…

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Copy of a letter from PF to the nuncio to France, Nicolò Guidi di Bagno, stating that the cardinals have declared Franc'co [François] Herbron and Fran'co [François] Boussordec, missionaries for the mission in Madagascar. PF sends the nuncio the…

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Minutes of PF general meeting of 27 March 1656 discussing among other issues, a petition on behalf of Vincent de Paul requesting faculties for two more priests that he would like to send to Madagascar. The priests' names are François Herbron and…

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Minutes of PF general meeting of 26 February 1657, held in the presence of the pope. The cardinals discuss among other issues, the Madagascar mission. They decide to consent the usual faculties for the mission in Madagascar for 10 years, to Gabriel…

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Minutes of PF general meeting of 21  March 1658 discussing among other issues, the request by Vincent de Paul that the following candidates be appointed missionaries in Madagascar: Carlo [Charles] le Blanc, Pietro d'Auroult [Pierre Daveroult], and…

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