Nos D. Francisco Xavier de Lizana y Beaumont, por la gracia de Dios ... Arzobispo de México, Teniente Vicario General Castrense, del Consejo de S.M. &c.. : Habiendonos consultado en la presente Quaresma diferentes Capellanes de las Tropas que guarnecen actualmente esta capital de Mexico, las dudas con que se hallan por lo respectivo á los privilegios concedidos á los Militares por la Santa Sede sobre el Ayuno
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Description
Broadside issued by the Archbishop of Mexico communicating rules for fasting during Lent and Holy Week for the Mexican military, clarifiying the dispensations extended under certain circumstances. Specifically, the text states that members of the military are allowed to eat meat and dairy on all fasting days, except for Fridays and Saturdays of Lent and during Holy Week. Exceptions to the fasting regulations, notably when the military is on an expedition or campaign during Lent, are explained Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) Text Dated and signed in print: Dado en México á veinte y dos de Febrero de mil ochociento nueve Title from first lines of text [Mexico] :, [publisher not identified]
Type
text
Format
1 broadside ; 60 x 44 cm
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb5364580d
Language
Spanish
Subject
Fasts and feasts Fasting (Canon law) Fasts and feasts--Catholic Church History Nineteenth century Sources History, Military Broadside Fasting (Canon law)--Dispensations Catholic Church Mexico
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