Carta dirigida al provincial de Manila sobre el patriarca de Antioquía, 1709

The letter expresses the writer's hesitation to speak against the Patriarch due to concerns about the potential impact on Father Fray Álvaro Benavente’s reputation. The author acknowledges that while there are true grievances against the Patriarch, their intent is not to incite animosity but to address their own pain. They recount past warnings to the Patriarch about his relationship with Fray Benavente, suggesting that there were serious issues that remained unresolved before the Patriarch's unexpected death. The writer fears that negative sentiments will be spread in Rome by foreign missionaries and highlights the need for a careful defense of Fray Benavente. Ultimately, they emphasize the importance of avoiding hostility and leaving judgment to God, while expressing a wish to understand the reasoning behind the Patriarch’s actions. The letter is dated 1709 and signed by Fontanilla. This text is in the volume with the title "PERTENECE AL/Aparador fuera de la Pared/Cajón/Númber 4/ITALONES Y CHINA/Legajos 6./7./8./9./10./11. The volume was compiled by Pedro Orense
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es Carta dirigida al provincial de Manila sobre el patriarca de Antioquía, 1709
en Letter addressed to the provincial of Manila regarding the Patriarch of Antioch, 1709
Description
The letter expresses the writer's hesitation to speak against the Patriarch due to concerns about the potential impact on Father Fray Álvaro Benavente’s reputation. The author acknowledges that while there are true grievances against the Patriarch, their intent is not to incite animosity but to address their own pain. They recount past warnings to the Patriarch about his relationship with Fray Benavente, suggesting that there were serious issues that remained unresolved before the Patriarch's unexpected death. The writer fears that negative sentiments will be spread in Rome by foreign missionaries and highlights the need for a careful defense of Fray Benavente. Ultimately, they emphasize the importance of avoiding hostility and leaving judgment to God, while expressing a wish to understand the reasoning behind the Patriarch’s actions. The letter is dated 1709 and signed by Fontanilla. This text is in the volume with the title "PERTENECE AL/Aparador fuera de la Pared/Cajón/Númber 4/ITALONES Y CHINA/Legajos 6./7./8./9./10./11. The volume was compiled by Pedro Orense
Number of pages
4
Date of creation
1709
Holding Institution of Original Materials
The Lilly Library, Indiana University
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Original item number
VAD6896-U-00002_00574-00577
Digital source of IIIF files
The Lilly Library, Indiana University
Holding Archive Reference Number
LLMC_000142 Carta dirigida al provincial de Manila sobre el patriarca de Antioquía, 1709
Related Link Reference
LLMC_000142 Unsigned letter to the Provincial, 1709
Source of Acquisition
Philippine mss-Bound 1: Sotheby 511. Vol. 1./ Harper 21524/ Phillipps 8293 & 8470. Digital File VAD6896-U-00002
Context Description
Folio 241-41a, With address leaf. Endorsed “Fontanilla, Año de 1709”
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https://library.philippinestudies.uk/items/show/586
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Timeline Date
1709
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Carta dirigida al provincial de Manila sobre el patriarca de Antioquía, 1709
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