Monastery of Dominican Nuns of Santa Rosa of Santiago

The Archive of the Monastery of the Dominican nuns of Saint Rose of Santiago de Chile is one of the four most ancient and important archive of feminine writing of the country. Started in 1680 as beguine convent and instituted as a monastery in 1754,the Dominican nuns were characterized by an intense cultural and intellectual life reflected in the documents of the archive, library, and oral tradition and art heritage. Its manuscripts are mostly unknown to researchers. Include topics such as: accounts; income, investiture of habits, professions of vows and dowry; elections of authorities; pastoral visits; benefactors; legacies and inheritance; censuses and chaplaincies; inventories; authorizations; health; kitchen; spiritual reflections; chronicles, autobiographies, correspondences and obituaries.

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  • Inventories

    Collection Ref: EAP821/1/1
    The texts in this series contain information relating to various inventories carried out by the sisters between the 17th and 19th centuries. Within inventories are: movable property belonging to the convent, goods of sacristy; among others. ...

  • "Life and Virtues of the Servant of God Father Ignacio García of the...

    File Ref: EAP821/1/1/1
    Corresponds to a biography of Father Ignacio García, belonging to the Society of Jesus, written by another member of the Order, father Francisco Javier Cevallos. Includes various aspects of his life and virtues, such as: his homeland, parents and birth; hi ...

  • "Funeral Oration pronounced in the obsequies that were held in honor of...

    File Ref: EAP821/1/1/2
    Contains the prayer read by Francisco Javier Ceballos at the funeral of Father Ignacio García, both Jesuits. ...

  • "JHS: As a Weaver I rolled up my life, but he cuts me off the plot....

    File Ref: EAP821/1/1/3
    Text written after Father Ignacio Garcia’s death, to highlight his virtues and summarize the most important aspects of his life. Probably written by another Jesuit. ...

  • Compendium of the life of the apostolic man Fr. Ignacio García of the Company...

    File Ref: EAP821/1/1/4
    Biography of Father Ignacio Garcia, belonging to the Company of Jesus, written by another member of the Order, father Manuel José Álvarez. Includes various aspects of his life and virtues, such as: his homeland, parents and birth; entry into the Company an ...

  • Life of Mother Mercedes de la Purificación

    File Ref: EAP821/1/1/5
    Contains information about the life of Sister Mercedes de la Purificación, nun of the Dominican monastery of Santa Rosa in Santiago: birth and childhood, description of her behavior, novitiate, virtuous practices, bodily suffering, spiritual favors, etc. W ...

  • Life and virtues of Sister María Mercedes de la Purificación

    File Ref: EAP821/1/1/6
    Biography of the dominican nun Sister María Mercedes de la Purificación, Nun of the Monastery of Santa Rosa, 1738-1792. Written by Fray Sebastian Diaz. Includes information about her birth and childhood, conduct, novitiate, virtuous practices, bodily suffe ...

  • Book of Mother Luisa de Jesús María Josefa G. Huidobro

    File Ref: EAP821/1/1/7
    Contains the invocations (short and fervent prayers) and other verses composed by Mother Luisa de Jesus Maria; an excerpt of the life of Sister Mercedes de la Purificación; and also some compendiums of prayers and verses of other religious. ...

  • Documents relating to the life of Carmen Benavides and Mujica

    File Ref: EAP821/1/1/8
    Contains various documents relating to the life of Carmen Benavides and Mujica (1777-1849), known in the area of Quillota, Valparaiso Region, Chile, as "The Little Blessed Benavides". ...

  • Letters written by Sister Dolores Peñalillo to her confessor the Rev. Manuel...

    File Ref: EAP821/1/1/9
    Contains a summary of the letters of Sister Dolores Peñalillo and Barbosa (1739-1823), religious of the monastery during the 18th century and, subsequently, another document that attests that the above summary is accurate, signed by Jose Miguel Aristegui o ...

  • Letters of Sister Dolores Peñalillo

    File Ref: EAP821/1/1/10
    Contains the letters sent by Sister Dolores Peñalillo, between the years 1763 and 1766, to her confessor, the Reverend Father Manuel Alvarez belonging to the Company of Jesus. ...

  • "Book with the accounts of the pious foundations belonging to the...

    File Ref: EAP821/1/1/11
    Contains information about pious donations founded in favor of the monastery of Dominican nuns of Santa Rosa. Specifically presents a statement of accounts, i.e. the charges (inputs) and data (expense) distributed in the festivities and masses of various s ...

  • Rosas-Inventory

    File Ref: EAP821/1/1/12
    Inventory of the ecclesiastical and pious foundations that recognise the Dominican monastery of Santa Rosa in Santiago de Chile. Objective of the foundation; the names of the founders; referring instruments (writings); capital and revenue; debtor; farms mo ...

  • Pious Endowments; Mayor; Inventory of Pious Loads

    File Ref: EAP821/1/1/13
    The book presents detailed information about the pious donations which recognizes the Dominican monastery of Santa Rosa. The document contains an inventory that includes a statement that records the debit (inputs) and assets (expenses); revenues; name of t ...

  • Book that shows what each feast can spend; plus a table of the 10% they must...

    File Ref: EAP821/1/1/14
    The capital and interests that the saints have are recorded, as well as the balance left free in each festivity. It includes the charity given by the Archbishop Rafael Valentín Valdivieso to pay the priests and those who care for them. Some feasts are: Fea ...