Report from Jean Le Vacher to PF, 1654-01-29, Tunis
Title
Report from Jean Le Vacher to PF, 1654-01-29, Tunis
Subject
Tunis
Mission reports
Slaves (Christian)
Description
Extensive report by Jean Le Vacher, vicar apostolic in Tunis, on the situation in the city and of the slaves, the spiritual assistance of the priests, the hospitals, the chapels of the bagnos, and the problem of apostasy. The report signed and dated 29 January 1654.
Additional comments
Creator
Jean Le Vacher
Source
APF SOCG 248, 273r-280v 286v
Publisher
Both the Italian original and an English translation have been published by A. Forrestal and F. Roşu, in: 'Slavery on the Frontier: The Report of a French Missionary on Mid-Seventeenth-Century Tunis', Reformation & Renaissance Review, vol. 14 no. 2 (2012), 170-211.
Date
1654-01-29
Contributor
Addressed to PF
Relation
See for the accompanying letter: APF SOCG 248, 298r (database item 448).
Language
Italian
Type
Report
Identifier
447
Coverage
Origin: Tunis
Destination: Rome
Citation
Jean Le Vacher, “Report from Jean Le Vacher to PF, 1654-01-29, Tunis,” Early Modern Documents: Sources and Resources for Historical Research, accessed April 27, 2024, https://earlymoderndocs.omeka.net/items/show/13614.