An Examination of the Founding Year of the Holy House of Mercy of Macau
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Year:
- 2013
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Macau Studies
- Volume:
- 70
- Issue:
- 3
- Language:
- Abstract:
There remains some controversy among academics on the founding year of the Holy House of Mercy of Macacu, be it 1568, 1569 or 1570. In a letter written by then Bishop Melchior Carneiro in 1575 to the head office of the Society of Jesus, he provided direct evidence of two hospitals and a charity house that were founded by him in 1568. On the other hand, a letter written by Father Cristóvão da Costa to the head office of the Society of Jesus proved the fact that Bishop Carneiro founded a hospital to receive patients suffering from leprosy. However, the letter written by Father Greógrio González to the Portuguese ambassador to Spain not only failed to provide a clear account on the existence of the hospitals and the charity house in 1564, well before Bishop Caneiro took office in Macau, but rather provided another indirect evidence on the theory that Bishop Caneiro founded the Holy House of Mercy of Macau and a hospital for the poor in 1568.
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- Page Range:
- 139–145
- ISSN:
- 0872-8526