Catalá, Magin, 1761-1830
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Magín Catalá, O.F.M. collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS.1994.01.03
Abstract
The Magín Catalá, O.F.M. Collection, circa 1885-2009 (bulk 1885-1909), documents the life of Fray Magín Catalá. Often referred to as the “Holy Man of Santa Clara,” Fr. Catalá was stationed at Mission Santa Clara for thirty-six years and was widely renowned for his piety and spiritual labors. In 1882, more than fifty years after Magín Catalá’s death, Archbishop J.S. Alemany, O.P. initiated the process of his beatification. As of 2014, his Cause remained open. The bulk of the collection consists...
Dates:
circa 1885-2009 (bulk 1885-1909)
Mission Santa Clara Manuscript Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG1
Abstract
The Mission Santa Clara Manuscript Collection, 1777-1903, 1958, 2002 (bulk 1777-1851), consists of hundreds of manuscripts written, collected and used by the Franciscans at Mission Santa Clara, from the founding of the Mission in 1777 until the arrival of the Jesuits in 1851. The Franciscan missionaries wrote and collected numerous and diverse documents, including sacramental records, account books, annual reports, letters, choirbooks, and instructions on health care and cuisine, among others....
Dates:
1777-1903, 1958, 2002 (bulk 1777-1851)
Selected digital versions of items from the Fray Magín Catalá, O.F.M. collection
Digital Collection
Identifier: http://content.scu.edu/cdm/search/collection/catala
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1909 - 1981