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SCER minutes, 1632-12-10, Rome
SCER meeting discussing, among other topics, the establishment of the Congregation of Priests of the Christian Doctrine in Paris and their request for approval. Rules of electing the General are mentioned, and approved.
PF minutes, 1683-09-06, Rome
Minutes of PF general meeting of 6 September 1683 discussing among other issues, a letter from the prefect of the Tripoli mission. He writes that he left the mission out of fear that the Turks would do to him what they did to Jean Le Vacher, (Le…
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PF minutes, 1680-04-30, Rome
Minutes of PF general meeting of 8 April 1680 discussing among other issues, a report from Alexander Winster, the prefect of the Scottish mission. He writes that, since Francis White died, the Catholics in the Highlands have been suffering. He asks…
PF minutes, 1677-03-16, Rome
Minutes of PF general meeting of 16 March 1677 which was held in the presence of the pope, discussing among other issues, a petition by the procurator of the Scottish mission [William Lesley]. He mentions several abuses in the Scottish mission and…
PF minutes, 1674-06-26, Rome
Minutes of PF general meeting of 26 June 1674. The cardinals discussed among other issues the case of Marcello Costa, who was named missionary and provicar in Tunis, at the PF meeting of 28 February 1673. The missionary patents and the prevision of…
PF minutes, 1659-05-27, Rome
Minutes of PF general meeting of 27 May 1659 discussing among other issues, the case of some secular priests called "I preti della Dottrina Christiana" [the priests of the Christian doctrine]. They would like to receive missionary faculties in order…
PF minutes, 1659-04-26, Rome
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…
PF minutes, 1658-10-01, Rome
Minutes of PF general meeting of 1 October 1658 discussing among other issues, a letter from the archbishop of Tuam. He writes about the miserable state of the church in Ireland, due to constant persecutions. Nevertheless, in the province of Connacht…
PF minutes, 1658-07-11, Rome
Minutes of PF general meeting of 11 July 1658 (in the presence of the pope), discussing among other issues, several complaints from two secular slave priests, and one Minor Observant in Tunis [Gregorio Bianchelli, Jacobo Vilar and Leonardo da…
PF minutes, 1658-05-13, Rome
Minutes of PF general meeting of 13 May 1658 discussing among other issues, the request by John Walker that he be given the usual provision of 50 scudi per year, now that he is back in the mission. The cardinals will grant the requested provision…
PF minutes, 1658-05-13, Rome
Minutes of PF general meeting of 13 May 1658 discussing among other issues, the request by a group of secular French priests who having already lived together for eight years, had formed a sort of seminary, where they are trained for the missions.…
PF minutes, 1657-09-03, Rome
Minutes of PF general meeting of 3 September 1657 discussing among other issues, a petition by William Ballantyne. Since all the issues have already been discussed in the previous meeting (which was held in the presence of the pope), only one request…
PF minutes, 1657-06-04, Rome
Minutes of PF general meeting of 4 June 1657 discussing among other issues, a letter from the nuncio to France. He writes that the abbot of Luthumier has given a certain amount of money to the foundation, College for Priests of the Mission ("Preti…
PF minutes, 1656-01-11, Rome
Minutes of PF general meeting of 11 January 1656 discussing among other issues, a request by the secular priests of the Congregation of the Mission of Naples (not CM). They ask to receive certain indulgences, but the cardinals decided that they…
PF minutes, 1651-12-18, Rome
Minutes of PF general meeting of 18 December 1651 discussing among other issues, a petition by Vincent de Paul, who asks that nothing be changed with respect to the decision about founding other congregations in France. The cardinals decide that they…
PF minutes, 1649-01-19, Rome
Minutes of PF general meeting of 19 January 1649 discussing among other issues, a letter from the nuncio to Naples about two Neapolitan priests belonging to the Congregation of the Mission in Naples, (not related to Vincent de Paul's CM), which had…
PF minutes, [1684], Rome
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.…
Petition on behalf of George Hay to PF, [1666], Regensburg
Letter from Georgius Haius [George Hay] to PF stating that he went to the Scottish Benedictine monastery in Ratisbon [Regensburg]. He is now asking for a dispensation of the vow that he took when he studied in the Scottish college in Rome, in order…
Petition on behalf of George Hay to PF, [1664]
Petition on behalf of Georgio Hayo [George Hay] to PF asking permission to enter the Scottish Benedictine monastery in Germany, despite the vow that he had taken to go to the Scottish mission. Both the rector of the Scottish College in Rome and the…
Petition on behalf of George Hay to PF, [1664]
Petition on behalf of Georgio Hayo [George Hay] to PF asking to enter the Scottish Benedictine monetary in Germany, despite the vow that he took to serve the Scottish mission, as a secular missionary; he claims to be unsuitable for the mission in…
Petition on behalf of Francesco Gatta and Giovanni Battista de Bonis to PF, [1676]
Petition on behalf of Francesco Gatta and Giovanni Battista de Bonis (priests from the diocese of Matera), to PF. They ask for the faculties to go to the mission of Algiers, and PF notes mention that the same request has been discussed during the PF…
Petition on behalf of [William Lesley] to PF, [1677]
Petition on behalf of the procurator of the Scottish mission [William Lesley] to PF. In the letter he mentions several abuses in the Scottish mission, and advises PF to send Alexander Lesley as a visitor to the mission. The notes of the meeting of 16…
Petition on behalf of [William Lesley] to PF, [1667-1668]
Petition on behalf of William Lesley, procurator of the Scottish mission, to PF. On behalf of the Scottish mission he asks for the following things: a) more Irish Franciscans to be sent to the Highlands; b) that a companion be sent to help Francis…
Letter from William Ballantyne to the nuncio to France, Celio Piccolomini, 1661-02-18, Aberdeen
Copy of a letter from William Ballantyne to the nuncio to France, Celio Piccolomini. Ballantyne writes about the laws recently issued by the Scottish Parliament against Catholics, and about the need of provisions and priests for the Highlands. The…
Letter from the PF secretary PF [Urbano Cerri] to William Lesley in Urbino, 1678-08-23, Rome
Letter from PF secretary [Urbano Cerri] to William Lesley, in which he thanks him for the news he had sent. The secretary also assures Lesley that he will take care of the Scottish mission, especially concerning Lesley’s brother. The letter dated 23…
Letter from the PF secretary [Urbano Cerri] to William Lesley in Pesaro, 1678-03-05, Rome
Letter from the secretary of PF to William Lesley, in which he writes that he will help Gio’ Iruinio [John Irvin]. The letter also states that he will talk with Lesley about his desire to go to the mission, adding however, that he thinks that Lesley…
Letter from the PF secretary [Urbano Cerri] to William Lesley, 1678-06-22, Rome
Letter from the secretary of PF to William Lesley, in which he writes that he is very glad to hear that the missionaries in Scotland are doing well, and are making progress. The letter dated 22 June 1678.
Letter from the PF secretary [Federico Baldeschi] to Marcello Costa, 1673-06-10, Rome
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…
Letter from the PF secretary [Edoardo Cibo] to the vicar apostolic of Tunis [Jean Le Vacher], 1680-04-30, Rome
Letter from the secretary of PF to Jean Le Vacher, vicar apostolic of Tunis. As the cardinals have been informed about the great mischief among some priests in Tunis, they want to gather all the facts from Jean Le Vacher, in order to put an end to…
Letter from the nuncio to France, Carlo Roberti de’ Vittori, to PF, 1666-11-12, Paris
The nuncio to France, Carlo Roberti de’ Vittori writes to PF, to inform the cardinals that in the East Indies (‘Indie orientali’), France only occupies Madagascar and some small islands. The priests who go there are those sent by CM (‘PP…