Popes -- Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Gregory XIII letter to Philip II
Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233293171]
Identifier: Vault MSS 754
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter on velum addressed to Philip II of Spain. The item explains that king Sebastian of Portugal left no heirs and therefore Philip II, Sebastian's uncle, would be the appropriate choice as a successor to the throne of Portugal. Philip II includes an addendum on the item explaining that the pope is actually serving his own needs by desiring to put a Catholic king on the throne of Portugal.
Dates:
1578
Leo XII letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230339084]
Identifier: MSS 2397
Scope and Contents
Letter in Latin dated January 1825 in the 3rd year of his pontificate. The first line reads "Ad futuram rei memoriam."
Dates:
1825
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Leo XII letter
Papal brief and letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230311109]
Identifier: MSS SC 1338
Scope and Contents
Printed copy of papal brief by Pius IX dated November 27, 1848. On the same page is found printed copies of his letter to Jose J. De Herrera dated December 4, 1848, with Herrera's reply, countersigned by Luis G. Cuevas dated February 12, 1849. In his item of November 27, Pius IX protests against the sacrilege practised on himself, declares all actions forced on him null and void, and appoints a commission to conduct the government of Gaeta, Italy in his absence. In his letter of December...
Dates:
1848