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Breve explicacion de las Facultades concedidas por Yllmo. Senor a los Curars, y Vicarios de esta Diocesis: y resolucion de las dificultades, que pueden ocurrir en la practica

1725 to 1767
MS 129
Collection Guide

Single manuscript that contains instructions to the priests and curates of the diocese, explaining in detail the faculties newly conferred on them by their bishop or archbishop. Four faculties relating to the Sacrament of Penance are defined, in catechism question-and-answer form. They relate mostly to reinstating conjugal rights.

Included materials:
Manuscript
Subject Area:
Religion
Mexican
Collection Area:
Borderlands

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