When was it published?

August 6, 1767 in The Virginia Gazette

Foreign News August 6, 1767

The Virginia Gazette

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Jesuits, Pope, Rome Intrigues, Paraguay Missions, Warlike Stores

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

Recent letters from Rome report Jesuits facing loss of papal protection due to discovered intrigues harming the Roman Court's honor and interests, including secret accumulation of warlike stores in a college for Paraguay brethren, leading to their disgrace.

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According to recent letters from Rome, the Jesuits were on the point of losing the protection of his Holiness the Pope, influenced thereto, it is said, by the discovery of certain intrigues of the Society, highly derogatory both to the honour and interests of the Court of Rome.

The discovery of a great quantity of warlike stores, which had been a long time secretly accumulating, in a college of the Jesuits, for the use of their brethren in Paraguay (where they were to be privately transported) facilitated not a little to the disgrace of those Fathers.

What sub-type of article is it?

Religious Affairs

What keywords are associated?

Jesuits Pope Rome Intrigues Paraguay Missions Warlike Stores

What entities or persons were involved?

His Holiness The Pope Jesuits

Where did it happen?

Rome

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Primary Location

Rome

Event Date

According To Recent Letters

Key Persons

His Holiness The Pope Jesuits

Outcome

jesuits on the point of losing the protection of the pope; disgrace of the fathers

Event Details

The Jesuits were influenced to lose the Pope's protection due to discovery of intrigues derogatory to the honour and interests of the Court of Rome. A great quantity of warlike stores secretly accumulated in a Jesuit college for transport to brethren in Paraguay facilitated their disgrace.