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Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of La Encarnación in Valencia (17th century)

Villancicos composed for the religious profession of nuns at the convent of La Encarnación in …

March 10, 2025
Reconstruction of the interior of the Mudejar cathedral of Seville (1)
Pious endowment of Ferrán Martínez, canon and archdeacon of Écija in the cathedral of Seville (1379/1403)

In his will, dated January 19, 1379, Ferrán Martínez, canon and archdeacon of Écija, bequeathed …

March 6, 2025
The space of the former chapel of the Espíritu Santo
Foundation and endowment of the Chapel of the Espíritu Santo in Cordoba Cathedral (1369)

On 17 June 1369, the dean and chapter of Cordoba Cathedral donated a chapel inside …

Feb. 27, 2025

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Mass in the place where the mortal remains of Francisco Javier had rested temporaly (1556)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
22-09-2019

La expedición de Melchor Núñez Barreto, provincial de los jesuitas en India, en su viaje con destino a la misión de Funai (actualmente Ōita, en Japón), llegó a la Isla …

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Reception of the body of Francisco Javier in Goa (1554)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
21-09-2019

On March 16, 1554, the mortal remains of Francisco Javier from Malacca (Malaysia) arrived in Goa (India). The Jesuit provincial of India, Manuel Núñez Barreto, went to pick them up …

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The meninos órphãos of Lisboa at the Jesuit College of Goa (1551)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
21-09-2019

On September 5, 1551, the expedition in which the provincial father of the Jesuits of India, Melchor Núñez Barreto, was traveling arrived in Goa. He was accompanied by ten orphans …

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Cantatas and certificates of nuns' profession at Ávila's Sainte Anne monastery

Alfonso de Vicente Delgado
12-09-2019

The ceremonies for taking the habit and for solemn or perpetual profession constituted the most important events in the life of a nun. Consequently, they were celebrated with the utmost …

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