Conquests of Memory: Franciscan Chronicles of the East Asian Church in the Early Modern Period
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https://doi.org/10.3989/chdj.2016.015Keywords:
Franciscan, History, History writing, Japan, China, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Missionary, Martyr, MemoryAbstract
This essay examines the ways in which Franciscan authors recounted the history of their missions in East Asia from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century. Key differences between Franciscan authors and those of other orders are highlighted, with special emphasis placed on disputes over precedence in the Asian mission field, over privileges accorded by the papacy for missionary activity, and over the prestige secured by acts of pious heroism and appointments to high ecclesiastical offices. Chronicles served as important adjuncts to the face-toface rivalries of Catholic religious orders, with the Franciscans dueling their peers for pride of place in historical memory. The publication of Franciscan histories in Europe ensured that the conflicts between orders extended around the globe, while their original intention was to consolidate the memories of distant efforts to plant and grow the church.
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