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Catholic Church
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During much of Doctor José Gaspar de Francia's dictatorship (1814-1840), Paraguay was without a bishop and the church was harrassed. From the description of Libro de providencias, ordenes, y autos : por Dn. Juan Antonio Riveras, cura rector de la parrequial de la Villeta : manuscript, 1804-1857. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612746619 An antiphonary is a book containing sacred vocal music, both the antiphons of the breviary, and the musical notes. An antiphon it...
St. John Ambulance Association
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Religious order, Roman Catholic Church. From the description of Legal claim, 1590 June 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122637228 From the guide to the Knights of Malta legal claim, 1590, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The group known as the Knights of Malta was established in Jerusalem in 1048. The Order's original duties were to care for sick and wounded Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land and to assist the poor. But soon after, their duties expanded to incl...
Catholic Church. Apostolic Nunciature (Malta)
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Before the twentieth century there was no permanent nunciature for Malta. An inquisitor, perhaps with diplomatic rank, was accredited to the Knights of St. John, who had been granted the island of Malta by Emperor Charles V in 1530. Special nuncios were sometimes sent to Malta. For example, nuncios were sent by Gregory XIII in 1576 and 1581 to reform the order. The knights were expelled from Malta by the French in 1798. In the twentieth century, churches in Malta were the responsibi...
