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Dia de S. Francisco Xavier declarado Santo para a Índia Portuguesa.

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Title
Dia de S. Francisco Xavier declarado Santo para a Índia Portuguesa.
Abstract
This 1905 official correspondence, dated 20 April and originating from the Vatican Chambers (No. 11206), constitutes a formal ecclesiastical response to a petition submitted by the Municipal Council of Bardez concerning the liturgical status of the feast of Saint Francis Xavier. The document, authored by the Cardinal Secretary of State, confirms receipt of a prior communication from a high-ranking civil or ecclesiastical official (referred to as "Your Excellency") dated 7 April 1905. It records that the matter—namely, the elevation of Saint Francis Xavier’s feast day to the status of *festa de pequeno* (lesser festival) across the Eastern Indies—was promptly presented to Pope Pius X. The Pope, expressing satisfaction with the initiative, granted approval in view of the support shown by both the Most Reverend Archbishop of Goa and the Government of His Most Faithful Majesty (the Portuguese Crown). The Holy See accordingly authorised the issuance of an Apostolic Brief to formalise the concession. The text reflects the interplay between colonial ecclesiastical administration, local municipal authority in Portuguese India, and the centralised doctrinal and ceremonial power of the Vatican at the turn of the twentieth century. This document is a primary source for the study of religious culture, colonial governance, and Catholic liturgical policy in the Portuguese Empire during the late imperial period.
Date
1905
Language
Italian
Short Title
The day of S. Francis Xavier is declared Saint in Portuguese India
Archive
Portugal. Arquivo Diplomático e Biblioteca do Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros
Loc. in Archive
Arquivo da Embaixada de Portugal Junto da Santa Sé até 1930
Call Number
35,Maço 2
Extra
Doc.39
Notes

Transcription

Page 1

1905

Lee. Crimée 39

Dia de S. Francisco Xavier
declamado Santa Fárm a Lu
de Ontofresen-


Page 2

Dalle Stanze
del
Vaticano

N° 11206.

li 20 Aprile 1905.

Ricevuto il pregiato foglio del.
l’ Eccellenza Vostra in data 7 del
corrente mese, il sottoscritto Cardi.
nale Segretario di Stato non in-
dugio a chiamarvi l’attenzione
del Santo Padre, il quale, lie-
to dell’iniziativa presa dal Con-
siglio Municipale di Bardez in
ciò che riguarda la festa di S. Fran-
cesco Saverio da elevare a festa
di piccillo in tutte le Giudie
Orientali e tenuto conto dell’ap-
poggio prestato a tale iniziativa
tanto da Mons. Arcivescovo di
Goa, quanto dal Governo di Sua
Maestà Fedelissima, ha molto
di buon grado annuito alla do-
manda, ordinando che la concessi-
one avesse luogo con atto solenne
della Santa Sede ossia che si
spedisse in proposito un Breve
Apostolico.

Essendo ora pronto il por.

A Sua Eccellenza
Il Sig. Ambasciatore di Portogallo
presso la Santa Sede

[UNCERTAIN: signature]

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[UNCERTAIN: signature]

[UNCERTAIN: signature]


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Dalle Stanze
del
Vaticano

li 20 Aprile 1905.

[UNCLEAR: possibly a signature or notation, faint and partially obscured at bottom left corner]
[UNCERTAIN: "alik" — likely an abbreviation or name, but not fully legible]

Translation

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1905 Lee. Crimea 39 Saint's Day


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From the Vatican Chambers No. 11206, 20 April 1905.

Received the esteemed letter from Your Excellency dated 7th of the current month, the undersigned Cardinal Secretary of State did not delay in bringing the matter to the attention of the Holy Father. The Pope, pleased by the initiative taken by the Municipal Council of Bardez regarding the elevation of the feast of Saint Francis Xavier to a festa de pequeno throughout all the Eastern Indies—and acknowledging the support for this initiative both from the Most Reverend Archbishop of Goa and from the Government of His Most Faithful Majesty—has gladly granted the request. He has accordingly ordered that the concession be formally enacted through a solemn act of the Holy See; namely, that an Apostolic Brief be issued on the matter.

The document is now ready. To His Excellency the Lord...


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Citation
Dia de S. Francisco Xavier declarado Santo para a Índia Portuguesa. (Arquivo da Embaixada de Portugal Junto da Santa Sé até 1930). (1905). Portugal. Arquivo Diplomático e Biblioteca do Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros. http://43.156.68.124/docs/7PGTVDC4/viewer_7PGTVDC4.html