[A set of variegated documents put together: a French copy dated 1887 of Mgr. Brault's French birth certificate; an undated typewritten copy of a Memorial of Native Priests to the Pope Pius; and an undated typewritten copy of a letter relating the criminal burning of a church at Manipay. A few other documents are annexed. The typewritten documents probably date from the 1930s]
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Extent: 1 set containing 102 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-36.5cm,W-22.5cm,D-0.7cm.
[A collection of official letters to and from Jaffna Bishops Mgr. Joulain and Mgr. Guyomar - concerning, among other subjects, the Parapankandal Church Case. (1889-1947)]
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Extent: 1 set containing 943 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.6cm, W-22.7cm, D-5.2cm. Condition of original material: Extremely fragile.
[A collection of handwritten or typewritten recommendation letters collected at the Jaffna Bishop's House. (1928-1933)]
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Extent: 1 set containing 373 pages, including some plans. Size and dimensions of original material: H-34.1cm, W-21cm, D-2.3cm. Condition of original material: Worm-eaten and dilapidated condition.
[Damaged printed documents e.g. religious commentaries in Latin from Rome published in the year 1922, up to 1946. ]
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Extent: 1 set containing 564 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-27.2cm, W-21cm, D-3cm. Condition of original material: Badly rat-eaten.
[A set of letters and printed or typewritten notices on Church materials, Church activities - exchanged between Ceylon, France, Rome and India. (1921-1948)]
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Extent: 1 set containing 264 pages - including 3 blueprints. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.7cm, W-24.5cm, D-2.8cm.
[A register in French concerning the state of the Clergy in Jaffna since 1847. A few documents from the year 1948 are attached. ]
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Extent: 1 set containing 34 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-23cm, W-18cm, D-0.5cm. Condition of original material: Dismantled condition.
The Monastery of Santa Rosa de Lima or Monastery of Santa Rosa de Santa María, better known as Santa Rosa de las Monjas, is made up of the Church and the Monastery, it was built in the 17th and 18th centuries, next to the house where Santa Rosa de Lima, Patron Saint of Lima, America and the Phil...
Libro 5º del archivo del Real Monasterio de Santa Rosa de Santa María de Lima, ordenado siendo priora la reverenda madre María Antonia del Espíritu Santo y exfundadora del convento de Rosas de la ciudad de Santiago de Chile, el que se encuadernó el año de 1795.
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Book 5 of the Royal Monastery of Santa Rosa de Santa María de Lima, of the Order of Preachers, corresponding to the years 1680 - 1782. Includes: index; testimony of the will of Melchor Portocarrero Lasso de la Vega, Count of Monclova, Commander of Sarsa, Viceroy of Peru, issued by Francisco Sánc...