Reclaiming the Lost Archive of San Agustin Library

Shelf 1 features texts such as Bartholo's commentaries on canon law in ten volumes and works by Innocencio IV, Baldus, and others, covering various aspects of ecclesiastical governance. Shelf 2 includes a range of significant writings on church councils, with Pignatelli's and Crabble's comprehensive treatises on ecclesiastical law, along with an extensive work by Luca Cardinalis. Shelf 3 presents the works of notable authors like Roberto Bellarmino and various decrees and letters addressing church governance and clerical immunity. On Shelf 4, the collection highlights documents related to military orders, theological examinations, and ecclesiastical doctrines, alongside Palafox’s and Ayeta’s contributions. Shelf 5 showcases a variety of works focused on practical ecclesiastical administration, including manuals for confessors, ceremonial rites, and guides for the religious life. Finally, Shelf 6 consists of ceremonial texts and legal digests, providing a robust framework of canonical literature that serves as an invaluable resource for scholars and practitioners in ecclesiastical studies. This text is in the volume of the Inventarium Generale Omnium Librorum huius Bibliothecae Conventus Divi Pauli Manilensis Ord. Eremitarum S.P.N. August. In hac Provintia SS Nominis JESU Philipinarum." 1762.