Ofício do Bispo de Macau, D. Marcelino [José da Silva], ao [secretário de estado da Marinha e Ultramar, João Rodrigues de Sá e Melo, visconde de Anadia], sobre a entrega do Seminário de São José de Macau e respectivos bens aos padres da Congregação da Missão de São Vicente de Paula
This archival document comprises a certified transcription of an official ecclesiastical and administrative act dated 24 July 1800, executed in Macau, China, and formally reported to the Prince Regent of Portugal on 28 January 1802. It records the transfer of the Royal Seminary of St Joseph in Macau...
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| Summary: | This archival document comprises a certified transcription of an official ecclesiastical and administrative act dated 24 July 1800, executed in Macau, China, and formally reported to the Prince Regent of Portugal on 28 January 1802. It records the transfer of the Royal Seminary of St Joseph in Macau—including its moveable property, furnishings, workshops, and appurtenances—from the authority of the Bishop of Macau, Dom Marcellino José da Silva, to the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians), pursuant to a royal letter issued by the Prince Regent on 3 February 1800. The act was witnessed by Vincentian priests Manuel Correa Valente (Rector), José Agostinho Silla, Caetano Pires (erroneously rendered as ‘Bires’ in one instance), and Joaquim José Leite, and authenticated by Notary Manuel de Souza Magalhães of the Ecclesiastical Chamber. The document further references related instructions concerning missionary responsibilities in China under the Portuguese Crown’s Patrimony and the reassignment of former Jesuit premises in Lisbon—though the latter is only alluded to via marginalia and contextual reference to a 13 February 1800 letter from the Prince Regent to the Superior of the Vincentians in Lisbon. Archival provenance indicates custody by the Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (AHU), with supplementary annotations including dates (28 January 1802; 28 December), shelf marks (Rocau, α.22; M4622), and partial seals bearing legible elements of ‘TRIO DA JUSTIÇA’ and ‘A.J.U.’. This material is essential for scholarly analysis of Portuguese colonial ecclesiastical administration, missionary policy, and institutional continuity following the suppression of the Society of Jesus. Anexo: 1801-07-24 - Termo (cópia) do escrivão da Câmara Eclesiástica de Macau, Manuel de Sousa Magalhães, da entrega do Seminário de São José de Macau aos padres da Congregação de São Vicente de Paula. |
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