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Exercises de Saint Ignace en tamoul, 1701 - 1774

 Item — Box: MS.2007.022

Dates

  • Creation: 1701 - 1774

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

An eight-day devotional on the Exercitia Spiritualia of Saint Ignatius, including an introduction to the Exercises, and sermons. Richard V. De Smet posits that this may be the same text published anonymously in 1864 at Pondicherry under the title Arch Ignaciar Gnana Tiananghel. See de Smet, R. (1991). The Exercises in India: An Early Ignatian Revival. Ignis, 20(4), 191-196. The text is incised on palm leaves and bound with string in wooden boards.

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Text in Tamil. Handwritten title labels in French.

Restrictions on access

Collection open for research; digital version also available.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Volumes (338 pages) : palm leaves ; 45 x 320 mm

Repository Details

Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository

Contact:
John J. Burns Library
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