Letter to Don Antonio Vidal de Abarta /by Juan María Salvatierra, 1696 Sep 12.

Salvatierra, Juan María ˜deœ 1648-1717

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Jesuit priest who attempted to establish several missions in Baja California between 1697 and 1704. Salvatierra also authored several important histories and biographies about the missions and missionaries of the Spanish Southwest. From the description of Autograph letter : Loreta Mission, Calif., to Father Juan de Ugarte, 1698 April 17. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 39266047 Founder of Loreto in 1697, the first permanent mission in Baja Californ...

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In 1534 Ignatius of Loyola, a Basque and former soldier, met in Paris with six companions to take a private vow of poverty and one to place themselves at the disposition of the pope. On September 27, 1540, Paul III issued the bull Regimini militantis ecclesiae, canonically establishing the Society of Jesus. The constitutions of the society were drawn up by Ignatius who submitted his work for approval in 1550. Along with working toward the spiritual benefits of its members, the aim of the order w...

Vidal de Abarta, Antonia.

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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...