Alabado sea el santisimo sacramento. Patente de la cofradia del santisimo sacramento de la Santa Iglesia Catedral de Durango fundada con autoridad real, Pontificia y Ordinaria
Durango, Mexico: 1799.
First Edition. Broadside. Very Good Condition. Item #049733
Single sheet, 17" x 12", wear at edges, a number of small wormholes touching letters but not really affecting legibility; folded in four. Filled out and signed, dated 1802. Attractively printed with a series of engraved elements at the top and signed by the rector, secretary, and sponsor. Manuscript note on the verso dated 1806 detailing that the funeral arrangements discharged as per the agreement.
Rare broadside detailing the responsibilities and benefits of joining the confraternity. Confraternities became a popular way for parishes to reach the poor, indigenous, and African members of congregations in 18th and 19th century Mexico. They allowed members to do charitable acts and engage in mutual aid in order to receive indulgences. Undated; dated 1802 in manuscript. Printed ca. 1799.
Rare - one similar but not identical copy in OCLC printed in Durango.
Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Religion & Theology; Americana. Inventory No: 049733.
Price: $950.00