The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803; explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commericial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the beginning of the nineteenth century; [Vol. 1, no. 55]

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JrdersJ INDEX 657
Nuestra Sefiora de la Merced (Our Lady of Mercy), member of, 36, 32.
Paulists (St. Vincent de Paul), hist., 28, 354, 355; arrive in Phil. (I862), 368;
their activities in Phil. (as teachers, and as directors of conciliar sem.), 354-356,
359, 368, 45, 230-232, 234, 46, 235, 266, 52, 215.
Piarists (Escuelas Pias), hist., 45, 124; convent at Zaragoza, 50, 42; their educ.
functions, 48, 52-54; accompany abp. to Phil., 125, I28, 131; coll. of S. Jose given
to, 124, 125; Aud. protest against this, 124-128; refuse to present licenses, 125.
Recollects (branch of discalced Fran., or Friars Minor) - estab., and relation
to order at large, 20, 91, 92 (see also Fran.).
Observantines, branch of Carmelites (q.v., above), 21, 287.
St. (Santa) Clare (Clara; Poor Clares), hist. sketch, 22, 1o4; second order of
St. Francis, o104; branches of, 104; incorrectly called Tertiary branch of Fran.,
28, x99; in European countries, 22, 104; their estab. in Phil., convents, etc., 13,
104, 107, 26, I9, 22-27, 28, 147, I68, 358, 359, 29, 107, 35, 294-299, 36, 9o, 38,
44, 40, 332; ask that no. be not restricted, 22, 10o, io6; how recruited, 28, 127,
47, 63; in Macao, 25, 2x8, 35, 294-299; exiled thence, 27, 311; devoted to contemplative life, 28, 359; how supported, and incomes from alms, etc., 22, 105,
io6, 26, 20, 22, 27, 28, 27, 124, 28, 199, 29, 107; petition aid, 26, 9, 10, 19, 20,
28, 29, lo9; Corcuera ordered to treat them well, 13, 14, 107-109; their complaints
against them, o08, o09; their suit with A. de Vera, 35, 296; their rule rdg. possessions, 297; desire canonization of foundress in Phil., 26, Io, 28; letters by those
in Phil., 22, I3, 14, 104-107, 321, 26, 19-30, 315, 29, 107.
Sisters of Charity-their work as teachers, 28, 359, 360, 45, 305, 309-31I, 3I3,
46, 119, 143, 147, 237, 242, 265-267, 346 (see also above St. Clare).
Tertiary Orders (branches of rel. orders for men and women; see Addis and
Arnold, p. 792) -Aug., 21, I65, 48, 179; Dom., 179; Fran., 21, i65, 28, 199, 44,
274, 282, 48, 179, 184; Rec., 21, x69, 41, 205; see also these orders.
Theatins (Jes., q.v., often confused with this order), hist., 2, 96, 19, 64, 65; how
maintained, 2, 96; none in Phil., 12, 109; in Phil., 19, 65.
Trappists, offshoot of Cistercians (q.v., above), 25, 212.
Trinitarians (Holy Trinity), hist., 17, Ii8; founds Lisbon Misericordia, 28,
186; in Spain, 17, 119; in Phil., 20, 134; act as chaplains, 17, II8.
Urbanists, branch of nuns of St. Clare (q.v., above), 22, 104; Victorian, none
in Phil., 20, 134. See also Aug.; Dom.; Fran.; Jes.; and Rec.; and Rel. persons.
Convents and monasteries: decrees, etc., rdg. their estab., 4, 141-143, 320, 7,
130, 9, 109, 19, 163, 52, 54; estab. of, 2, 167, 4, 141 (at roy. expense), 5, 23, 24,
236, 6, 79, 7, I57, 15, 204, I6, 151, 21, 21; in Manila and Phil. Is., I, 39, 59,
4, 141, I42, 5, 83, 6, 90, 9, 102-104, 152, 14, 82, 22, 85-87, 24, 11o, 36, 170, 42,
76, 224; bequests, roy. aid, etc., to, I, 250, 15, 204, 16, 171, 21, 19, 30, 6o, 51,
148; admin., 20, 230, 21, 28; in America, independent of missions, 37, x98; Phil.,
freed from dependence on Mexico, 4, 121; destroyed or pillaged by natives, 21,
283, 23, 233, 36, 133, 43, 8I (cf. 50, 320), 51, 286; in Japan, 14, 230, 231, 15,
204, 261; in Bassein, 18, 205; a sanctuary for accused persons, 25, 318, 39, 26I,
48, 137, 138, 191, 192, 49, 178; various mention, I, 45, 4, I41, 6, 285, 317, 8, xo6,
I07, 117, 9, 237, 3I4, 10, 76, 78, 144, II, 87, 13, 246, 247, x4, 1zo, I8, i8o, 19,
286, 21, 33 (of Cluny, exempt from visitation), 62, 63, 69 (as epis. prison), 25,
23, 28, 2o8, 294, 296, 30, 153, 32, 38, 34, 436, 46, 67 (pub. charity schools in),
44, 281, 48, 191, 51, II2, II3, 148, 52, 50, 55, 2II.
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