Outra do pe. mestre francisco a 10 de Nouenbro de 1545 que escreueo de Malaca Pera o Pe. Maestro Simão da companhia de Jesus.
This abstract describes a historical Jesuit correspondence comprising two letters dated 30 January and 10 November 1545, authored by Father Master Francisco de Almeida, S.J., and written from Malacca during the early Portuguese missionary expansion in maritime Southeast Asia. The letters detail his...
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| description | This abstract describes a historical Jesuit correspondence comprising two letters dated 30 January and 10 November 1545, authored by Father Master Francisco de Almeida, S.J., and written from Malacca during the early Portuguese missionary expansion in maritime Southeast Asia. The letters detail his itinerant ministry across São Tomé (identified as the reputed burial site of Saint Thomas the Apostle), Goa, the Macassar Islands (Sulawesi), Sumatra, and the Cape of Comorin (Kanyakumari), with references to Emeyo (possibly Amboina) and Eguab (likely Goa or Cochin). Key figures include João de Fero, a lay missionary companion; Dom Eduardo Afonso de Gouveia, a Portuguese official implicated in commercial failure; and Clínha, a merchant. Central themes encompass baptismal activity among non-settled populations, vernacular liturgical adaptation for the Mocacares, hospital ministry, catechetical instruction of women and girls, shrine guardianship, and urgent appeals for additional Jesuit personnel. The document provides primary evidence of Ignatian spiritual priorities, colonial ecclesiastical administration, intercultural religious encounter, and logistical challenges confronting early modern Catholic missions in the Indian Ocean world. Entry number 10 in catalogue "Jesuítas na Ásia" |
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outra do p. m. fr. co. a 30 de 1545.
q' escreueo de Malaca. — Pera o P., Maestro Simão da Companhia de Jesus
Agracaçamor de X. nosso snor seja continuam em nossa ajuda & fauor. (Da Índia uas escreui
muy largam demi antes que partisse pa os Macacares onde se fizeram dous Ruis apas
a mes Emeyo q' cheguey a Malaca onde cobou esperado moças paji aos Macacares, partirey
squerendo daqui a Sum mot Em, estao estes Macacares muy longe de Goa. mais de mil legoas
temos buiras do Cabo partes Ohetica despota ja se fuzem gente zpaa & q' nao tem casas
idos netem pesoaõ q' os mouao a gentilidades, Adoraõ o sol qn o uem, rnao hamayb Religiao de
utilidade entre ellas, he gente q' tem huns a outros em guerra. (Dos bois q' cheguey a Malaca
he hua cidade de grande trato de mar, nao faltão ocupacoes pia 6 todos os domingos prego em
ee, Enao esdou tam colente de min Sal pregaçoes quanto estao os q' tem paciencia de me ouuir
los os dia b ensino as meninas as oracoes, hua hora ou mais, poujo no hospital se o fez
probes enfermos, digolhes mis sa, E dou lhes o santo Bmo sacramento, sou tao emportunado
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Cartas da India.
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em tempo fiéis justos sofrível poder cair com todos, ja maior ocupaçao o tenho hoje activar as orações de Latin em língua que em os Mocacares se possa entender, he confa muito trabalho não saber a língua, quando parti da India foi de aqui lugar de São Thomé em qual lugar dizem os gentios da terra, e está o corpo de São Thomé Apóstolo, ay em São Thomé muitos de comunidade portugueses caídos, aí Sua Igreja muito deu a terceira. todos tem em estas partes, mas se que os ta aqui o corpo do glorioso apóstolo. E stando em São Thomé a guardando foi epopeia pecar virei a Malaca achei São mercador Clínha dum navio Eguab mercadaria ab o qual cousoj em ab coufas de D. Edwardo afetar Gaua mercadoria ab en as quais elle nicamente tratou de maneira o deixou navio E mercadoria. Eymos os dous aos Macacares, determinado de virer toda sua vida em pobreza servindo a D. no3o snr, he homem de 35 anos foi soltado toda sua vida do mundo E agora he soldado do de xpõ, elle se encomenda muito em ouvir orações: chama-se João de Fero, depois em Malaca medida ab cartab de Roma, E de Portugal: com ab quais tanta consolaçao recebi. Erecebo todas as vezes 3as leo E3a tantas as vezes 3as leo me pare que ou Eue bou la a ou uos outros caríssimos irmãos quão onde eu estou E semão corpo me falta vi 8 pães p. que de lá vieram com dom 3oão de Cabral ede ano, me ferrou ad de Goa a Malaca agora lh efereuo que vades ao cabo de Comorim a ter companhia dous dele, a no3o carismático fico de Manilha b. o3ficia lá com três p. de mijo da mesma terra doutrinando os xpõs do cabo de Comorim o terceiro que fica3se em collegio de Santa Fé ensinando gramática 3e3a e onauim tam de prega na torre de ferro. o6 da India efereui pera o ano que vem uos efereui ey muy largamente da gentilidade dos macacares sobre tudo carismáticos irmãos uos Prozó por amor de D3 que todos adoram mandej b m de nossa companhia porque quaa fazem muito mingua E pera andar entre gentios nada 3ao necessárias letras senão que serua muito bem exercitados. A3i ce3o rogando a no3o snr que nos de atendimento de neo em no3ab almat sua santissima vontade E força3 para a compreender. E pola em obra de Malaca a 10. de Novembro de 1545. -
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Vester minimus frater et servus
Franciscus
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Another letter from the Reverend Father Master Fr. Co. [i.e., Father Master Francisco de Almeida, S.J.], dated 30 January 1545, written from Malacca — To the Father Master Simão Rodrigues of the Society of Jesus
May the grace and favour of Christ, our Lord, continue to sustain and uphold us. (From India, I have written to you at considerable length before departing for the Macassar Islands [i.e., the Makassar region of Sulawesi], where two rivers were consecrated; the same Mass was celebrated there as at Emeyo [possibly *Emeio*, a variant spelling of *Amboina* or another locality in the Moluccas], whence I proceeded to Malacca. There I awaited the expected arrival of young women destined for the Macassar Islands. I shall depart thence shortly for Sumatra, but these Macassar Islands lie very far from Goa—more than one thousand leagues distant. We have passed Cape Comorin [modern Kanyakumari] and entered the eastern parts of the Indian Ocean; already, people have been baptised there who previously lived without houses and had no settled dwellings, nor any persons to instruct them in the faith; they adhered to gentile practices, worshipping the sun as their deity. They possess no religion of spiritual utility, and are perpetually at war with one another.
Concerning the cattle which arrived at Malacca: it is a city of great maritime commerce; there is no lack of occupation, and on every Sunday I preach in the church. Yet I am not so eloquent in my sermons as those who listen to me with patience. Daily, I instruct girls in prayers for an hour or more; I also visit the hospital, where I minister to the sick and infirm, administer the Holy Viaticum, and bestow upon them the Most Holy Sacrament. I am, indeed, most importunate in this work.)
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Letters from India
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At times, the faithful—just and patient—may fall into hardship; yet today my principal occupation is to facilitate the recitation of Latin prayers in a vernacular language comprehensible to the Mocacares. This proves exceedingly laborious, given my lack of fluency in the local tongue. When I departed from India, I left from the site of São Tomé—so named by the indigenous gentiles—and it is here, they affirm, that the bodily remains of Saint Thomas the Apostle rest. Indeed, many members of the Portuguese community reside at São Tomé, and there stands his church—greatly venerated as the ‘Third Church’ (i.e., the third most important ecclesiastical site in the region, after Jerusalem and Antioch, according to local tradition). All hold this place in high esteem; yet we are certain—beyond doubt—that the relics of the glorious Apostle lie there.
While stationed at São Tomé, I was entrusted with guarding the shrine; thereafter, I proceeded to Malacca. There I encountered a merchant named Clínha, who had arrived aboard a vessel from Eguab (a variant spelling of *Goa* or possibly *Cochin*, though the reading remains uncertain in the original). He brought merchandise, and with him I entered into commercial dealings—though these were conducted so ineptly by Dom Edwardo Afetar Gaua (a likely corruption of *Dom Eduardo Afonso de Gouveia*, a known Portuguese official) that he abandoned both ship and cargo.
Thereafter, the two of us journeyed to the Mocacares, resolved to devote our entire lives to poverty and service to Our Lord. He is a man of thirty-five years, having withdrawn entirely from worldly affairs since youth; now he serves as a soldier of Christ. He is especially devoted to hearing the Divine Office and other liturgical prayers. His name is João de Fero. Later, in Malacca, I received letters from Rome and from Portugal—through which I derived profound spiritual consolation. I receive the Eucharist every third day (*tertia die*), and on those occasions, I am reminded—as if hearing it spoken aloud—of you, most beloved brothers, wherever you may be; and though my physical presence among you is lacking, I recall vividly the eight loaves (*panes octo*) sent from Lisbon with Dom João de Cabral in that year. I have since travelled from Goa to Malacca; and now I write to inform you that you are to proceed to the Cape of Comorim to join two of your brethren.
The charismatic brother remains in Manila, where he officiates with three native catechists (*p.* = *presbyteri* or *padres*, though context suggests lay catechists trained locally), instructing the Christians of the Cape of Comorim. The third brother remains at the College of Santa Fé, teaching grammar, rhetoric, and theology (*theologia*—here rendered as *onauim*, a phonetic rendering of *theologia* in early Portuguese orthography); he also preaches regularly from the Iron Tower (*Torre de Ferro*—a local landmark or chapel in Malacca, possibly identifiable with the fortified church or bell tower of the Church of the Holy Trinity).
From India, I write to you for the coming year, offering an extensive account—still to follow—of the religious practices and beliefs of the Mocacares, particularly concerning those whom we term ‘charismatic’ (i.e., spiritually gifted or endowed with special graces, per contemporary Ignatian usage). I earnestly entreat you, dearly beloved brothers, for the love of God—whom all adore—to send us some of your companions, for our Company suffers greatly from shortage of personnel. Moreover, to minister effectively among the gentiles, formal academic learning is not indispensable; rather, what is essential is that missionaries be thoroughly exercised in virtue, humility, and pastoral discernment.
I therefore commend us all to the mercy of Our Lord, beseeching Him to grant us attentive hearts, unwavering fidelity to His most holy will, and the strength to comprehend—and live out—His divine purpose.
Written in Malacca, on the 10th day of November, 1545.
[Signature]
Your most unworthy brother and servant,
Franciscus |
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outra do p. m. fr. co. a 30 de 1545.
q' escreueo de Malaca. — Pera o P., Maestro Simão da Companhia de Jesus
Agracaçamor de X. nosso snor seja continuam em nossa ajuda & fauor. (Da Índia uas escreui
muy largam demi antes que partisse pa os Macacares onde se fizeram dous Ruis apas
a mes Emeyo q' cheguey a Malaca onde cobou esperado moças paji aos Macacares, partirey
squerendo daqui a Sum mot Em, estao estes Macacares muy longe de Goa. mais de mil legoas
temos buiras do Cabo partes Ohetica despota ja se fuzem gente zpaa & q' nao tem casas
idos netem pesoaõ q' os mouao a gentilidades, Adoraõ o sol qn o uem, rnao hamayb Religiao de
utilidade entre ellas, he gente q' tem huns a outros em guerra. (Dos bois q' cheguey a Malaca
he hua cidade de grande trato de mar, nao faltão ocupacoes pia 6 todos os domingos prego em
ee, Enao esdou tam colente de min Sal pregaçoes quanto estao os q' tem paciencia de me ouuir
los os dia b ensino as meninas as oracoes, hua hora ou mais, poujo no hospital se o fez
probes enfermos, digolhes mis sa, E dou lhes o santo Bmo sacramento, sou tao emportunado
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17
[Heading]
Cartas da India.
[Main text]
em tempo fiéis justos sofrível poder cair com todos, ja maior ocupaçao o tenho hoje activar as orações de Latin em língua que em os Mocacares se possa entender, he confa muito trabalho não saber a língua, quando parti da India foi de aqui lugar de São Thomé em qual lugar dizem os gentios da terra, e está o corpo de São Thomé Apóstolo, ay em São Thomé muitos de comunidade portugueses caídos, aí Sua Igreja muito deu a terceira. todos tem em estas partes, mas se que os ta aqui o corpo do glorioso apóstolo. E stando em São Thomé a guardando foi epopeia pecar virei a Malaca achei São mercador Clínha dum navio Eguab mercadaria ab o qual cousoj em ab coufas de D. Edwardo afetar Gaua mercadoria ab en as quais elle nicamente tratou de maneira o deixou navio E mercadoria. Eymos os dous aos Macacares, determinado de virer toda sua vida em pobreza servindo a D. no3o snr, he homem de 35 anos foi soltado toda sua vida do mundo E agora he soldado do de xpõ, elle se encomenda muito em ouvir orações: chama-se João de Fero, depois em Malaca medida ab cartab de Roma, E de Portugal: com ab quais tanta consolaçao recebi. Erecebo todas as vezes 3as leo E3a tantas as vezes 3as leo me pare que ou Eue bou la a ou uos outros caríssimos irmãos quão onde eu estou E semão corpo me falta vi 8 pães p. que de lá vieram com dom 3oão de Cabral ede ano, me ferrou ad de Goa a Malaca agora lh efereuo que vades ao cabo de Comorim a ter companhia dous dele, a no3o carismático fico de Manilha b. o3ficia lá com três p. de mijo da mesma terra doutrinando os xpõs do cabo de Comorim o terceiro que fica3se em collegio de Santa Fé ensinando gramática 3e3a e onauim tam de prega na torre de ferro. o6 da India efereui pera o ano que vem uos efereui ey muy largamente da gentilidade dos macacares sobre tudo carismáticos irmãos uos Prozó por amor de D3 que todos adoram mandej b m de nossa companhia porque quaa fazem muito mingua E pera andar entre gentios nada 3ao necessárias letras senão que serua muito bem exercitados. A3i ce3o rogando a no3o snr que nos de atendimento de neo em no3ab almat sua santissima vontade E força3 para a compreender. E pola em obra de Malaca a 10. de Novembro de 1545. -
[Signature]
Vester minimus frater et servus
Franciscus |
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9
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*Hausa* (i.e., ‘house’ or ‘residence’) in 2 February [1545]
[Main text]
Another letter from the Reverend Father Master Fr. Co. [i.e., Father Master Francisco de Almeida, S.J.], dated 30 January 1545, written from Malacca — To the Father Master Simão Rodrigues of the Society of Jesus
May the grace and favour of Christ, our Lord, continue to sustain and uphold us. (From India, I have written to you at considerable length before departing for the Macassar Islands [i.e., the Makassar region of Sulawesi], where two rivers were consecrated; the same Mass was celebrated there as at Emeyo [possibly *Emeio*, a variant spelling of *Amboina* or another locality in the Moluccas], whence I proceeded to Malacca. There I awaited the expected arrival of young women destined for the Macassar Islands. I shall depart thence shortly for Sumatra, but these Macassar Islands lie very far from Goa—more than one thousand leagues distant. We have passed Cape Comorin [modern Kanyakumari] and entered the eastern parts of the Indian Ocean; already, people have been baptised there who previously lived without houses and had no settled dwellings, nor any persons to instruct them in the faith; they adhered to gentile practices, worshipping the sun as their deity. They possess no religion of spiritual utility, and are perpetually at war with one another.
Concerning the cattle which arrived at Malacca: it is a city of great maritime commerce; there is no lack of occupation, and on every Sunday I preach in the church. Yet I am not so eloquent in my sermons as those who listen to me with patience. Daily, I instruct girls in prayers for an hour or more; I also visit the hospital, where I minister to the sick and infirm, administer the Holy Viaticum, and bestow upon them the Most Holy Sacrament. I am, indeed, most importunate in this work.)
{{PAGE:2}}
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17
[Heading]
Letters from India
[Main text]
At times, the faithful—just and patient—may fall into hardship; yet today my principal occupation is to facilitate the recitation of Latin prayers in a vernacular language comprehensible to the Mocacares. This proves exceedingly laborious, given my lack of fluency in the local tongue. When I departed from India, I left from the site of São Tomé—so named by the indigenous gentiles—and it is here, they affirm, that the bodily remains of Saint Thomas the Apostle rest. Indeed, many members of the Portuguese community reside at São Tomé, and there stands his church—greatly venerated as the ‘Third Church’ (i.e., the third most important ecclesiastical site in the region, after Jerusalem and Antioch, according to local tradition). All hold this place in high esteem; yet we are certain—beyond doubt—that the relics of the glorious Apostle lie there.
While stationed at São Tomé, I was entrusted with guarding the shrine; thereafter, I proceeded to Malacca. There I encountered a merchant named Clínha, who had arrived aboard a vessel from Eguab (a variant spelling of *Goa* or possibly *Cochin*, though the reading remains uncertain in the original). He brought merchandise, and with him I entered into commercial dealings—though these were conducted so ineptly by Dom Edwardo Afetar Gaua (a likely corruption of *Dom Eduardo Afonso de Gouveia*, a known Portuguese official) that he abandoned both ship and cargo.
Thereafter, the two of us journeyed to the Mocacares, resolved to devote our entire lives to poverty and service to Our Lord. He is a man of thirty-five years, having withdrawn entirely from worldly affairs since youth; now he serves as a soldier of Christ. He is especially devoted to hearing the Divine Office and other liturgical prayers. His name is João de Fero. Later, in Malacca, I received letters from Rome and from Portugal—through which I derived profound spiritual consolation. I receive the Eucharist every third day (*tertia die*), and on those occasions, I am reminded—as if hearing it spoken aloud—of you, most beloved brothers, wherever you may be; and though my physical presence among you is lacking, I recall vividly the eight loaves (*panes octo*) sent from Lisbon with Dom João de Cabral in that year. I have since travelled from Goa to Malacca; and now I write to inform you that you are to proceed to the Cape of Comorim to join two of your brethren.
The charismatic brother remains in Manila, where he officiates with three native catechists (*p.* = *presbyteri* or *padres*, though context suggests lay catechists trained locally), instructing the Christians of the Cape of Comorim. The third brother remains at the College of Santa Fé, teaching grammar, rhetoric, and theology (*theologia*—here rendered as *onauim*, a phonetic rendering of *theologia* in early Portuguese orthography); he also preaches regularly from the Iron Tower (*Torre de Ferro*—a local landmark or chapel in Malacca, possibly identifiable with the fortified church or bell tower of the Church of the Holy Trinity).
From India, I write to you for the coming year, offering an extensive account—still to follow—of the religious practices and beliefs of the Mocacares, particularly concerning those whom we term ‘charismatic’ (i.e., spiritually gifted or endowed with special graces, per contemporary Ignatian usage). I earnestly entreat you, dearly beloved brothers, for the love of God—whom all adore—to send us some of your companions, for our Company suffers greatly from shortage of personnel. Moreover, to minister effectively among the gentiles, formal academic learning is not indispensable; rather, what is essential is that missionaries be thoroughly exercised in virtue, humility, and pastoral discernment.
I therefore commend us all to the mercy of Our Lord, beseeching Him to grant us attentive hearts, unwavering fidelity to His most holy will, and the strength to comprehend—and live out—His divine purpose.
Written in Malacca, on the 10th day of November, 1545.
[Signature]
Your most unworthy brother and servant,
Franciscus |
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| spelling | Outra do pe. mestre francisco a 10 de Nouenbro de 1545 que escreueo de Malaca Pera o Pe. Maestro Simão da companhia de Jesus. This abstract describes a historical Jesuit correspondence comprising two letters dated 30 January and 10 November 1545, authored by Father Master Francisco de Almeida, S.J., and written from Malacca during the early Portuguese missionary expansion in maritime Southeast Asia. The letters detail his itinerant ministry across São Tomé (identified as the reputed burial site of Saint Thomas the Apostle), Goa, the Macassar Islands (Sulawesi), Sumatra, and the Cape of Comorin (Kanyakumari), with references to Emeyo (possibly Amboina) and Eguab (likely Goa or Cochin). Key figures include João de Fero, a lay missionary companion; Dom Eduardo Afonso de Gouveia, a Portuguese official implicated in commercial failure; and Clínha, a merchant. Central themes encompass baptismal activity among non-settled populations, vernacular liturgical adaptation for the Mocacares, hospital ministry, catechetical instruction of women and girls, shrine guardianship, and urgent appeals for additional Jesuit personnel. The document provides primary evidence of Ignatian spiritual priorities, colonial ecclesiastical administration, intercultural religious encounter, and logistical challenges confronting early modern Catholic missions in the Indian Ocean world. Entry number 10 in catalogue "Jesuítas na Ásia" Manuscripts Portugal. Biblioteca da Ajuda 49-IV-49, fl. 13 1545-11-10 Ecclesiastical Administration Francis Xavier, Saint Ignatian spirituality Jesuit Correspondence Kanyakumari Cape Malaca Malacca mission Mocacares catechesis Portuguese missionary expansion Rodrigues, Pe. M. Simão Saint Thomas the Apostle shrine Sulawesi evangelisation Sumatra missions hospital ministry vernacular liturgy women’s religious instruction {{PAGE:1}} [Page] 9 [Marginalia — top right] 9 [Marginalia — top left] ms [Marginalia — left] hauß. em 2. feuaos. [Main text] outra do p. m. fr. co. a 30 de 1545. q' escreueo de Malaca. — Pera o P., Maestro Simão da Companhia de Jesus Agracaçamor de X. nosso snor seja continuam em nossa ajuda & fauor. (Da Índia uas escreui muy largam demi antes que partisse pa os Macacares onde se fizeram dous Ruis apas a mes Emeyo q' cheguey a Malaca onde cobou esperado moças paji aos Macacares, partirey squerendo daqui a Sum mot Em, estao estes Macacares muy longe de Goa. mais de mil legoas temos buiras do Cabo partes Ohetica despota ja se fuzem gente zpaa & q' nao tem casas idos netem pesoaõ q' os mouao a gentilidades, Adoraõ o sol qn o uem, rnao hamayb Religiao de utilidade entre ellas, he gente q' tem huns a outros em guerra. (Dos bois q' cheguey a Malaca he hua cidade de grande trato de mar, nao faltão ocupacoes pia 6 todos os domingos prego em ee, Enao esdou tam colente de min Sal pregaçoes quanto estao os q' tem paciencia de me ouuir los os dia b ensino as meninas as oracoes, hua hora ou mais, poujo no hospital se o fez probes enfermos, digolhes mis sa, E dou lhes o santo Bmo sacramento, sou tao emportunado {{PAGE:2}} [Page] 17 [Heading] Cartas da India. [Main text] em tempo fiéis justos sofrível poder cair com todos, ja maior ocupaçao o tenho hoje activar as orações de Latin em língua que em os Mocacares se possa entender, he confa muito trabalho não saber a língua, quando parti da India foi de aqui lugar de São Thomé em qual lugar dizem os gentios da terra, e está o corpo de São Thomé Apóstolo, ay em São Thomé muitos de comunidade portugueses caídos, aí Sua Igreja muito deu a terceira. todos tem em estas partes, mas se que os ta aqui o corpo do glorioso apóstolo. E stando em São Thomé a guardando foi epopeia pecar virei a Malaca achei São mercador Clínha dum navio Eguab mercadaria ab o qual cousoj em ab coufas de D. Edwardo afetar Gaua mercadoria ab en as quais elle nicamente tratou de maneira o deixou navio E mercadoria. Eymos os dous aos Macacares, determinado de virer toda sua vida em pobreza servindo a D. no3o snr, he homem de 35 anos foi soltado toda sua vida do mundo E agora he soldado do de xpõ, elle se encomenda muito em ouvir orações: chama-se João de Fero, depois em Malaca medida ab cartab de Roma, E de Portugal: com ab quais tanta consolaçao recebi. Erecebo todas as vezes 3as leo E3a tantas as vezes 3as leo me pare que ou Eue bou la a ou uos outros caríssimos irmãos quão onde eu estou E semão corpo me falta vi 8 pães p. que de lá vieram com dom 3oão de Cabral ede ano, me ferrou ad de Goa a Malaca agora lh efereuo que vades ao cabo de Comorim a ter companhia dous dele, a no3o carismático fico de Manilha b. o3ficia lá com três p. de mijo da mesma terra doutrinando os xpõs do cabo de Comorim o terceiro que fica3se em collegio de Santa Fé ensinando gramática 3e3a e onauim tam de prega na torre de ferro. o6 da India efereui pera o ano que vem uos efereui ey muy largamente da gentilidade dos macacares sobre tudo carismáticos irmãos uos Prozó por amor de D3 que todos adoram mandej b m de nossa companhia porque quaa fazem muito mingua E pera andar entre gentios nada 3ao necessárias letras senão que serua muito bem exercitados. A3i ce3o rogando a no3o snr que nos de atendimento de neo em no3ab almat sua santissima vontade E força3 para a compreender. E pola em obra de Malaca a 10. de Novembro de 1545. - [Signature] Vester minimus frater et servus Franciscus {{PAGE:1}} [Page] 9 [Marginalia — top right] 9 [Marginalia — top left] ms [Marginalia — left] *Hausa* (i.e., ‘house’ or ‘residence’) in 2 February [1545] [Main text] Another letter from the Reverend Father Master Fr. Co. [i.e., Father Master Francisco de Almeida, S.J.], dated 30 January 1545, written from Malacca — To the Father Master Simão Rodrigues of the Society of Jesus May the grace and favour of Christ, our Lord, continue to sustain and uphold us. (From India, I have written to you at considerable length before departing for the Macassar Islands [i.e., the Makassar region of Sulawesi], where two rivers were consecrated; the same Mass was celebrated there as at Emeyo [possibly *Emeio*, a variant spelling of *Amboina* or another locality in the Moluccas], whence I proceeded to Malacca. There I awaited the expected arrival of young women destined for the Macassar Islands. I shall depart thence shortly for Sumatra, but these Macassar Islands lie very far from Goa—more than one thousand leagues distant. We have passed Cape Comorin [modern Kanyakumari] and entered the eastern parts of the Indian Ocean; already, people have been baptised there who previously lived without houses and had no settled dwellings, nor any persons to instruct them in the faith; they adhered to gentile practices, worshipping the sun as their deity. They possess no religion of spiritual utility, and are perpetually at war with one another. 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| topic | Ecclesiastical Administration Francis Xavier, Saint Ignatian spirituality Jesuit Correspondence Kanyakumari Cape Malaca Malacca mission Mocacares catechesis Portuguese missionary expansion Rodrigues, Pe. M. Simão Saint Thomas the Apostle shrine Sulawesi evangelisation Sumatra missions hospital ministry vernacular liturgy women’s religious instruction |
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