Letter from CM Superior Vincent de Paul to the PF vice-prefect [Luigi Capponi], 1652-05-03, Paris
Title
Letter from CM Superior Vincent de Paul to the PF vice-prefect [Luigi Capponi], 1652-05-03, Paris
Subject
Madagascar
Description
Vincent de Paul writes to [Cardinal Capponi] about the delay in his plan to send four more priests to Madagascar; the delay was down to lack of transportation, as the merchants who had promised to take the four missionaries with them, have postponed their departure until September. In response to the suggestion made by PF that the missionaries embark on Portuguese ships destined for Goa, Vincent de Paul writes that he just found out that there is no communication between Goa and Madagascar, and therefore they have abandoned that plan. He will look for other opportunities and will let [the prefect] know as soon as one comes up. The letter is dated 5 nonas Maij [3 May] 1652, [erroneously dated 8 May 1652 in the PF notes on 143v].
Additional comments
Creator
Vincent de Paul
Source
APF SOCG 248, 127r, 143r-v
Publisher
Published in P. Coste, ed., Saint Vincent de Paul: correspondance, entretiens, documents (Paris: 1920-25), vol. 4, doc. 1493, but without the PF notes on f. 143v.
Date
1652-05-03
Contributor
Addressed to [Luigi Capponi]
Language
Latin
Italian
Type
Letter
Identifier
414
Coverage
Origin: Paris
Destination: Rome
Citation
Vincent de Paul, “Letter from CM Superior Vincent de Paul to the PF vice-prefect [Luigi Capponi], 1652-05-03, Paris,” Early Modern Documents: Sources and Resources for Historical Research, accessed March 28, 2024, https://earlymoderndocs.omeka.net/items/show/13650.