The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898; Volume 47, 1728-1759: Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century
History
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898; Volume 47, 1728-1759: Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century
Demarcation line of Alexander VI; Missions -- Philippines; Philippines -- Discovery and exploration; Philippines -- History -- Sources
[An act of May 22, 1728, orders a compilation to be made of the
indulgences and other things, in order that the high estimation of the
popes and sovereigns for the brotherhood may be apparent. Indulgences
have been granted by Urban VIII, Clement XI (September 20, 1717),
and Innocent XIII; and the latter has also approved the Institute
of the brotherhood. The latter own various relics. One reliquary,
bearing the papal arms, and conserved in an elaborate golden pyx
which is deposited in a tabernacle on the altar of the assembly room
of the brotherhood, contains a bit of the wood of the holy cross,
a bit of the swaddling clothes in which the child Jesus was wrapped,
a bit of a bone of St. Isabel the mother of John the Baptist, a bit
of a bone of St. Ignatius Loyola, and a bit of a bone of St. Pasqual
Baylon. Other relics are another bit of the wood of the cross, a
bone of St. Felix, pope and martyr, a letter of St. Pedro Baptista,
O.S.F., who was martyred in Japan, and a shinbone of St. Christina,
virgin and martyr. In addition, the brotherhood bears the title
of Apostolic syndic of the seraphic Order of St. Francis, and as
such its brothers enjoy all the privileges and exemptions conceded
to that order by apostolic bulls, and all of the indulgences,
privileges, etc., for all the provinces of Nueva España subject to
the obedience of the father commissary-general of the order. The
royal decree of June 20, 1623, confirms the rules and regulations
of the brotherhood. In consequence of this decree, the brotherhood
presents a petition to the governor asking him as royal vice-patron
to confirm the rules and regulations. This is done by special act
on September 4, 1625 by Fernando de Silva. They have already been
approved by Francisco Tello, and Gabriel de la Cruz, schoolmaster
of the cathedral, January 24, 1597. The royal decree of September
7, 1699, inserted in the decree of June 11, 1708, grants exemption
from government or religious visit. Notwithstanding this decree, the
effort has been made without success to subject the brotherhood to
visit. The closest of supervision has been exercised by the brothers
themselves. All the documents mentioned above are given by our author.]
Chaplaincies with collation
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