Carta del pe. M. diego que fue de los que fundaron el collegio de s. pablo en Goa para el pe. M. simon de xviij de nouiembre de 1545.
This abstract describes a historically significant letter dated 16 November 1545, authored by Dom Diogo (identified in the signature as ‘Dom Diogo’ and marginalia as ‘Father Diego’), addressed to Father Simão, concerning the foundation and early administration of the College of St Paul—also known as...
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1545-11-18
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António (Jesuit sacristan)
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Borba, Pe. M.diogo de
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Catholic evangelisation India
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College of St Paul Goa
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Collegium Conversionis Fidei
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Collegium Sancti Pauli
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Dom Diogo
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Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Dispute
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Father Simão
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Francisco M. Pablo
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Goa
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Jesuit missionary strategy
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João da Beira
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Martim de Sosa
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Nicolau Fao
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Portuguese Colonial Ecclesiastical Administration
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Rodrigues, Pe. M. Simão
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native Christian liaison roles
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Manuscripts
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/4HYRUCMQ/viewer_4HYRUCMQ.html |
| Summary: | This abstract describes a historically significant letter dated 16 November 1545, authored by Dom Diogo (identified in the signature as ‘Dom Diogo’ and marginalia as ‘Father Diego’), addressed to Father Simão, concerning the foundation and early administration of the College of St Paul—also known as the *Collegium Conversionis Fidei* and *Collegium Sancti Pauli*—in Goa. The document details the college’s establishment for the propagation and consolidation of the Catholic faith among Indian populations, its staffing structure under Jesuit leadership—including Fathers Nicolau Fao (Superior and grammar instructor), António (sacristan and infirmarian), João da Beira (porter), and Master Francisco M. Pablo (administrator)—and reports on the growth of local converts, numbering sixty by late 1545. It records administrative concerns including personnel shortages, appeals for additional learned Jesuit scholars proficient in theology and the liberal arts, colonial governance issues involving fishermen’s liberties granted by Martim de Sosa, ecclesiastical jurisdictional disputes, and recommendations for appointing native Christians—not Hindus (*gentios*)—to key liaison roles such as *intérpretes* and *naigue*. A supplementary note dated 28 November 1545 confirms the letter’s origin in Goa and reiterates urgent requests for stable Jesuit presence and royal provisions safeguarding *marranos* and indigenous converts. The text is a primary source for studying early Jesuit missionary strategy, Portuguese colonial ecclesiastical administration, and intercultural religious engagement in sixteenth-century India. Entry number 12 in catalogue "Jesuítas na Ásia" |
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