Souvenir leaflet for the 10th anniversary of the Vice-Province of St. Francis, Zambia. The leaflet looks back to the inauguration of the Vice-Province on 22 January 1992 and the Mass celebrated on the occasion by Fr. Flavio Roberto Carraro OFM Cap., General Minister, Fr. Angelus O’Neill OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, the Most Rev. Adrian Mung’andu, Bishop of Livingstone and others. Includes photographic prints, and a timetable of notable events in the Vice-Province from 1992-2002.
This section includes records relating to the construction and repair history of the Capuchin Friary of St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street, Dublin. The subseries includes specifications for buildings, correspondence, bills of cost for construction, property upkeep and improvement, and contracts for repair and servicing of machinery.
This section contains property documents including title deeds, leases, legal correspondence and memoranda relating to the acquisition of properties in Dublin by the Capuchin friars. For the most part, the documents relate to the present-day St. Mary of the Angels Friary located on Church Street. The section also includes legal documents relating to properties located on streets immediately adjoining Church Street (such as Bow Street and North King Street). These documents relate to buildings which were either previously held by the friars (and have since been disposed of), or to properties which continue to be used for various apostolates such as the Capuchin Day Centre located on Bow Street.
This section contains records relating to the sale by the Capuchin Franciscan Order of Father Mathew Hall, Church Street, and the Bow Street Friary building. The principal agents for the sale of the two properties (sold as lots) were Hamilton Osborne King (HOK). The old Friary consisted of a four storey L-shaped building of circa 2,675 m2. The original portion of the building was built towards the end of the nineteenth century, with a northern wing added in the early twentieth century. Access to this portion of the Friary was from Bow Street. The sub-series contains solicitors’ and auctioneers’ correspondence relating to arrangements for the sale. The collection includes legal material connected with the tender for sale and representations made to the Capuchins from various individuals for the preservation of Father Mathew Hall as a cultural and community amenity. This section also includes correspondence from Dublin Corporation regarding provisions for the protection of certain architectural features of the Hall’s interior.
The section includes documents relating to the construction and financing of the new Capuchin Friary building situated adjacent to St. Mary of the Angels on Church Street. Work on the new Friary commenced in November 1999 and was completed in October 2000.
