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Català (Magin, O.F.M.) collection

MSS.1994.01.03

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Series I: Process of Beatification, circa 1885-1909

Language of Material: Beatification transcripts in Boxes 1 and 2 are in Latin, Spanish, Italian, and English and have not been translated.

Scope and Content

The materials in this series document the process of beatification of Fray Magín Catalá. The records include transcripts of depositions taken circa 1885 and again in 1908-1909 during the beatification process of Fr. Magín Catalá. During these proceedings, sixty-two witnesses were called upon to provide testimony about the life and work of Fr. Catalá. While the documents focus primarily on canonical issues, they also contain information about life in the Santa Clara Valley in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Included are interviews with early Spanish colonizers who had knowledge of the Franciscan missionary and the era in which Fr. Catalá lived. Early Jesuit administrators and faculty from Santa Clara College involved with the beatification process included Jesuit Fathers Joseph Bixio, Nicholas Congiato, Joseph Caredda, Henry Imoda, Benedict Picardo, John Pinasco, Paul Raffo, and Aloysius Varsi.

Note: Materials are reproductions of the original documents held in the Archivio Segreto Vaticano (Vatican Secret Archives) and were obtained by Santa Clara University Library Archives & Special Collections in 1993. Box 1, Folder 7 contains a photocopy of "Witnesses in Català Beatification," a deposition transcript. The original document is held in the Archdiocese of San Francisco Archives.

Arrangement

This series has been maintained in original order.

box 1, folder 1

Processi de Beatificazione, Riti 4921, pp 1-96, 1885

box 1, folder 2

Processi de Beatificazione, Riti 4921, pp 97-130, 1885

box 1, folder 3

Processi de Beatificazione, Riti 4919, pp i, 1-141, 1885

box 1, folder 4

Processi de Beatificazione, Riti 4919, pp 145-298, 1885

box 1, folder 5

Processi de Beatificazione, Riti 4919, pp 299-450, 1885

box 1, folder 6

Processi de Beatificazione, Riti 4919, pp 451-487, 1885

box 1, folder 7

Catala Depositions (English) Master Copy, 1885

box 2, folder 1

Processi de Beatificazione, Riti 4918, pp 1-108, 1909

box 2, folder 2

Processi de Beatificazione, Riti 4918, pp 109-224, 1909

box 2, folder 3

Processi de Beatificazione, Riti 4918, Processus Super Non Cultus, pp 1-112, 1909

box 2, folder 4

Processi de Beatificazione, Riti 4920, translation from Spanish to Italian, pp 1-80A, 1885

box 2, folder 5

Processi de Beatificazione, Riti 4920, translation from Spanish to Italian, pp 81-152A, 1885

box 2, folder 6

Processi de Beatificazione, Riti 4920, translation from Spanish to Italian, pp 153-227A, 1885

box 2, folder 7

Processi de Beatificazione, Riti 4920, translation from Spanish to Italian, pp 228-324, 1885

Series II: Biographical Publications and Related Materials, circa 1909-2009 (bulk 1909-1964)

Language of Material: Materials in this series are in English, Catalan, and Spanish.

Scope and Content

The materials in this series document the life and spiritual labors of Fray Magín Catalá. The records include an article and newspaper clippings about the beatification process of Fr. Catalá; Arthur D. Spearman's publication about Nootka Island and related correspondence belonging to Aloysius S. Stern, S.J.; and other publications about Fr. Catalá's life by James A. Colligan, S.J., Zephyrin Engelhardt, O.F.M., and Lawrence Scrivani, S.M. Also included are various materials sent from Fr. Català's place of birth in Montblanc, Spain. Included are copies of Fr. Catalá's baptismal record; devotional cards; framed photographs of the house where Fr. Catalá was born as well as a plaque placed in his honor; a letter from the Parroquia de Santa Maria, Montblanc, Spain; a newsletter from Montblanc focusing on Fr. Catalá and the process of beatification; and an untitled painting of Fr. Catalá levitating in front of a crucifix.

Note: Montblanc items were received from the Parroquia de Santa Maria in Montblanc, Spain.

Arrangement

This series is arranged by subject.

box 3, folder 1

Publications, Colligan "Life of... Catala", undated

box 3, folder 2

Publications, Englehardt "Holy Man...", 1909

box 3, folder 3

Publications, Scrivani, "How the Cause of Friar Catala Began", 2009

box 3, folder 4

Publications, Stern, Padre Magin Catala, 1954-1964, & undated

box 3, folder 5

Publications, News Clippings, 1930-1952, & undated

box 3, folder 6

Biographical, Montblanc, 1981

box 3, folder 7

Biographical, Convent of S. Francisco, Montblanc, undated

box 3, folder 8

Painting, Lillian A. Murphy, 1961

box 3, folder 9

Publications, Spearman-Spearman, Stern, 1954-1956

box 4, Item 1

Framed facsimile of baptismal certificate of Magín Catalá (includes transcription), circa 1990

box 4, Item 2

Framed photograph of Catalá's birthplace, circa 1990

box 4, Item 3

Framed photograph of plaque from Catalá's birthplace (includes transcription), circa 1990

Series III: Relics and Devotional Materials, circa 1907-1962, & undated

Scope and Content

The materials in this series include correspondence related to requests for relics of Fray Magín Catalá and prayers in his name; devotional leaflets; notices about the transfer of Fr. Catalá's remains and habit at Mission Santa Clara; and his relics.

Arrangement

This series is arranged by format.

box 5, Item 1

Fragments from the habit of Catalá, undated

box 5, Item 2

Ex veste of Catalá, undated

box 5, Item 3

Ex arca sepulc. of Catalá, undated

box 5, Item 4

Nails from the coffin of Catalá, undated

box 5, Item 5

Ex veste of Catalá (includes note), undated

box 5, Item 6

Ex veste of V. P. Josephi Anchietae, S.J. (includes note), undated

box 5, Item 7

Ex arca sepulc. of Catalá, 1830

box 5, Item 8

Fragments from the habit of Catalá encased in a pendant, 1830

box 5, Item 9

Relic of Catalá, 1830

box 5, Item 10

Piece of the habit of Catalá, 1830

box 5, Item 11

Piece of the habit of Catalá, 1830

box 5, Item 12

Piece of the habit of Catalá, 1830

box 5, Item 13

Wooden box containing relics for the Cause of Canonization of Padre Magín Catalá, undated

box 6, folder 1

Certificate of authenticity, 1910

box 6, folder 2

Correspondence, 1937-1954

box 6, folder 3

"Santa Clara's Holy Man," 1937

box 6, folder 4

Documentation regarding urn location, 1926-1928

box 6, folder 5

Miscellaneous notes and enclosures, circa 1907 & undated

Collection Contents

Series I: Process of Beatification,

Series II: Biographical Publications and Related Materials,

Series III: Relics and Devotional Materials,