A papal brief from Innocent VIII to the Spanish Catholic Monarchs, which they never received, and funding of the Holy Places
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The “Custody” or care of Holy Land required constant cash contributions to welcome pilgrims and to keep the sanctuaries entrusted to the Franciscan friars in good conditions. When its founders Robert of Anjou and Sancha of Sicily died, only the alms of the pilgrims and the generosity of some monarchs maintained the community of monks that formed the Custody from 1342. In 1487 Pope Innocent VIII, in a papal brief addressed to the Spanish Catholic Monarchs and other monarchs, tried to find a permanent solution to the funding problem, but those who followed the observance of the rule of the Seraphic Order did not agree with his proposal. It was the Catholic Kings and their successors who finally contributed to this support, in the form of annual alms.Downloads
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