PF minutes, 1658-07-11, Rome

PF minutes, 1658-07-11, Rome

Tunis

Franciscans

Other secular missionaries

Slave priests

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 Milano]. They accuse their vicar apostolic [Jean Le Vacher], of forcing them to join him for mass on several Sundays, of being involved in commerce, and of being a strict and stubborn man who threatens them with  ecclesiastical suspension. The superior of CM in Rome [Thomas Bérthe] states that the vicar [Le Vacher] is a very zealous servant of God who is anything but avaricious, and that he only insists on these priests being present at mass for the consolation of the slaves. The superior moreover says that it is important to support his authority, because otherwise the disorders that prevailed before his arrival will return. PF secretary merely notes that the letter "has been read" ("lectum").

Additional comments

PF

APF ACTA 27, 193r, 217r-218r, issue 24

1658-07-11

For he summary by PF, see PF SOCG 317, 65r-v, 74v (database item 256).
For the two letters which were discussed during this meeting, see: AAPF SOCG 317, 66r-v, 73v (database 257) and APF SOCG 317, 67r (database item 258).

Latin

Italian

Minutes

491

Origin: Rome

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