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Document Details : Title: Core of the Mission Subtitle: The Irish Colleges and the Spanish Royal Patronage (1610-1707) Author(s): BRAVO LOZANO, Cristina Journal: Lias Volume: 49 Issue: 1 Date: 2022 Pages: 27-44 DOI: 10.2143/LIAS.49.1.3291722 Abstract : By 1610, Irish colleges and seminaries had become widespread in the Iberian Peninsula. Established in different strategic centres of the Habsburg kingdoms of Castile and Portugal, these institutions were intended mainly for the formation of Irish Catholic clergy who would return home to help maintain the Catholic faith among their compatriots. The goal of this education connected the college network, which was mostly under Spanish royal patronage by then, with the newly formulated policy of the Crown known as ‘The Irish Mission’. This assistance structure aimed at encouraging and financially supporting Irish secular and regular clergy who returned to Ireland, as it was directed at preserving Catholic orthodoxy on the island. This paper focuses on the emerging symbiotic relationship of the Irish colleges with the Crown’s Irish Mission and its evolution throughout the 17th century. Also, it examines the legislative framework for the resolution of irregularities detected among the priests and the impact of collegial action in the missionary field after the return of the ordained graduates. |
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