Carta del pe M. francisco para el pe M. paulo y Juan da beyra y los otros padres que estauan en Goa de ambueno a x de Mayo de 1546.
This abstract describes a historical Jesuit letter dated 1 May 1546, authored by Franciscus (Francisco) and addressed to Luís de Almeida and João da Beja—alongside other Jesuit fathers stationed in Goa—with subsequent annotations and addenda extending into early 1547. The document originates from Am...
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1546-05-10
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Adaluco
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Ambeno
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Arquivo de Marinha e Ultramar
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B.N.R. seal
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Baptisms
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Beira, Pe. João da
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Camerino, Pe. Paulo
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Cape Comorin
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Christian communities
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Confession
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Father Francisco
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Fathers Paio and João da Beira
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Francis Xavier, Saint
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Goa
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Jesuit Missionary Letters
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Malacca
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Portuguese missionaries
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Travel arrangements
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evangelization
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Manuscripts
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/HSMBXV5N/viewer_HSMBXV5N.html |
| Summary: | This abstract describes a historical Jesuit letter dated 1 May 1546, authored by Franciscus (Francisco) and addressed to Luís de Almeida and João da Beja—alongside other Jesuit fathers stationed in Goa—with subsequent annotations and addenda extending into early 1547. The document originates from Ambuerno (modern-day Timor) and details ecclesiastical directives concerning missionary activity across Portuguese Asia, particularly at the Cape of Comorin, the Moluccas (Maluku), and coastal regions including Pulicat (*Flaga*) and the *Costa do Moro*. Key figures named include Father Francisco de Mansur (also recorded as ‘Mansurlia’ or ‘Mansuria’), Father João Delisano, Father António (surnamed ‘Ante Criminal’), Father Mansilhas, Master Paulo, Master Diego, and Governor Jordão de Fretas. It records the dispatch of nine Jesuits to India in 1546—five ordained priests and four non-ordained brothers—with later ordinations of Baltazar Núñez, Nicoláo Núñez, and Adam Francisco. The letter outlines formal commissions under holy obedience, logistical arrangements for travel aboard the royal vessel departing Goa in April 1547, liturgical requirements for Mass, governance protocols for Jesuit communities, and urgent appeals for personnel to serve Japanese and indigenous Christian communities lacking pastoral care. The text reflects institutional priorities, colonial administrative structures, and theological imperatives within the Society of Jesus’s early Asian missions. Entry number 14 in catalogue "Jesuítas na Ásia" |
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