Informe de los servicios hechos por la religion de Santo-Domingo en la provincia de Verapaz y tierras de Lacandones; relacion y memoria relativa á los asuntos de la provincia de Santo-Domingo de Guatemala ... : Guatemala, 1724.

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Informe de los servicios hechos por la religion de Santo-Domingo en la provincia de Verapaz y tierras de Lacandones; relacion y memoria relativa á los asuntos de la provincia de Santo-Domingo de Guatemala ... : Guatemala, 1724.

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A report presented on behalf of the above-named Province to Antonio Pedro de Echevers y Suvisa, Captain General of Guatemala, describing the services rendered by the Dominicans in Guatemala both to the Crown and to the Indians. It stresses the poverty of the various monasteries, and protests, in the name of the Dominicans and the Mercedarians, against the threatened discontinuance of royal contributions.

Originals : 74 p. ; 30-31 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (43 exposures) : negative (Rich. 403:7) and positive.

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Echevers y Suvisa, Antonio Pedro de.

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Mercedarians

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Mercedarians is the popular name for the Order of Our Lady of Mercy, derived from the Spanish word merced (mercy). Members have been known also as the Knights of St. Eulalia and Nolascans. Pius XI bestowed the name by which the institute has since been known officially: Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary for the Ransom of Captives. St. Peter Nolasco founded the order in 1218 with the twofold purpose of tending the sick and rescuing Christians who had been taken prisoners by the Moors. The Mercedar...

Verapaz y Tierra de Lacandones.

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Dominicans

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In a broad sense Dominican refers to a family of friars (clerical and nonclerical), cloistered nuns, professed sisters in apostolic congregations, and laity, all of whom consider St. Dominic de Guzman as their founder and inspiration. In the narrower sense Dominicans refers to the Order of Friars Preachers founded by St. Dominic de Guzmǹ in 1216. Honorius III gave formal sanction to their work on December 22, 1216, and on January 17, 1217, approved their title and preaching mission. The Dominic...