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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898

CHAPTER V
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_dogiques_) in the Jesuit missions of New France.
[12] Probably referring to St.Francis Xavier, who had been, seventy years before, so prominent a missionary in Japan and India.

The word "saint," however, is here used by anticipation, as Xavier was not canonized at the time of this document.

That ceremony was performed, for both Xavier and Ignatius de Loyola, on March 12, 1622; they had been beautified on July 27, 1609.
[13] The two Latin phrases read thus in English respectively: "in the bowels of Jesus Christ," and "that I may be counted worthy of suffering reproach [or ignominy] for the name of Jesus." [14] This is a reference to the celebrated scholastic Duns Scotus.
[15] The text reads thus: _Junto al estandarte que lleuoua el Pe Guardian yba un fraile lego llamado fr.

Junipero y es tenido por sto_ sencillo como el otro vaylando y diciendo mil frialdades a lo diuino.
[16] The Order of Theatins was founded in 1524, by St.Cajetan of Chieti or Teate (whence Theatinus) and three others, one of whom later became Pope Paul IV.

Their vows were very strict, for they were even forbidden to solicit alms.


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