ORIGINAL TITLE: Carta de Hermandad de los Santos Lugares de Jerusalen

PRONUNCIATION: Brotherhood Charter of the Holy Places of Jerusalem

MATERIAL: Woodcut Engraving

TYPE: Indulgence

DIMENSIONS: 30 cm

COMPONENTS: 1 leaf

CONDITION: Woodcut engraving in the upper section, seal and rubric in the lower section. Ornamental woodcut frame. Small tear in the middle right section. Very good condition.

LANGUAGE

Spanish

ITEM ID: 3946

Letter of Brotherhood of the Holy Places of Jerusalem

Collector's Favorites, Colonialism / Diaspora, Religious

Christianity, Colonial Latin America, Latin America, Mexican Indulgences

DATE

Year: 1816

Decade: 1860s

Century: 19th (1801-1900)

Notes: December 17, 1816

Indulgence conceded to the Confraternity of Los Santos Lugares de Jerusalem; their alms will concede them the same indulgences as those that visit personally the holy places of Jerusalem. Furthermore, the document states, that their contributions will be used to pay the tributes that Moors and Turks charge for protection of the holy places.

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