Epistola R.P. Antonii Taveira Archiepiscopi Goani ad Sanctissimum Dominum Nostrum Benedictum PP. XIV. : et Sanctitatis Suae ad eumdem responsio. - da Silveira, António Taveira da Neiva Brum, 1706-1775; Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Goa. Archbishop (1750-1775 : Taveira); Catholic Church. Pope (1740-1758 : Benedict XIV).; Benedictus XV, pope, 1854-1922 (Romae : Apud Joannem Generosum Salomoni, 1758)
T.p. in red and black.
Engraved coat of arms of Pope Benedict XIV on t.p.
The archbishop's letter is dated Goa, 16 Dec. 1754; the Pope's reply ("Venerabili fratri Antonio Archiepiscopo Goano," p. [7] sqq.) Rome, 19 March 1758; it includes (p. 21-26) a papal decree of same date ("Decretum. Benedictus PP. XIV. Cum venerabilis frater Archiepiscopus Goanus Apostolatum nostrum consulendum censuerit ..."); the exchange concerns marriages in areas in which the decrees of the Council of Trent had not been promulgated.
Signatures: A¹⁴.
Keywords: Marriage (Canon law).; Catholic Church -- India -- Goa, Daman and Diu; Goa, Daman and Diu (India) -- Church history -- 18th century