Carta de S. Francisco Xavier, de Sanchoão, dirigida ao Padre Francisco Peres, em Malaca, regulando diversos negócios das missões e expondo os preparativos de que se ocupava para entrar na terra firme da China

This 17th-century ecclesiastical manuscript fragment, dated circa 1651, comprises a series of pastoral directives issued within the Portuguese colonial sphere, likely in India, concerning the conduct of priests in matters of marital conflict and gender relations. The document outlines strict guideli...

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