Papal brief of Pope Clement XI granting a plenary indulgence to the Church of St. Adalbert near Lviv

CLEMENT, POPE XI To all the faithful of Christ who shall read this letter, greetings and apostolic blessing. Having in mind, out of pious love, the increase of the devotion of the faithful and the salvation of souls through the heavenly treasures of the Church, to all the faithful of Christ of both sexes, truly contrite and confessed and refreshed by Holy Communion, who visit the parish church of St. Adalbert outside the walls of the city of Lviv (not, however, [monks] regular or any other chapels and altars then actually existing, and piously, whether these or any other, but only that one because of... or individual etc. visit, [where] no other indulgence has been granted) on the day of the feast of the same St. Adalbert, from the first vespers until the sunset of that day, every year piously visit and there offer pious prayers to God for the concord of Christian princes, the eradication of heresies, and the exaltation of Holy Mother Church, we mercifully in the Lord grant a plenary indulgence and remission of all their sins. This [letter] is to remain valid for only ten years. We wish, however, that if at any other time to the faithful of Christ staying there on another day of the year by the Apostolic See [...] any other indulgence intended to last perpetually or for a time not yet expired has been granted, or if for obtaining for any reason [...] or announcement there anything, even the smallest, [is collected] or voluntarily offered accepted, this [letter] shall be void. Given in Rome at St. Mary Major, under the Ring of the Fisherman, on the 8th day of March 1721, in the twenty-first year of our pontificate. [Below on the left calligraphically:] Free for God and [...] [Signature on the right:] F. Cardinal Oliverius [Verso:] [On the right in a Polish hand of the 18th/19th century:] Papers for the same / Adalbert / regulating [...] [Archival label:] Ex. XXIX / 19 [Top left:] f. 104

CLEMENS PP XI Universis Christi fidelibus praesentes litteras inspecturis salutem et apostolicam benedictionem. Ad augendam fidelium religionem et animarum salutem coelestibus Ecclesiae thesauris pia charitate intenti, omnibus utriusque sexus Christi fidelibus vere poenitentibus et confessis ac Sacra Communione refectis, qui ecclesiam parochialem Sancti Adalberti extra muros civitatis Leopoliensis non tamen Regularium aut alias cuiuscunque cappellis et altaribus tunc actu subsistentibus eamque devoti vel ea aut ullam sed illam tantummodo intuitu vel singula etc. visitant nulla alia indulgentia pervenit concessa die festo eiusdem Sancti Adalberti a primis Vesperis usque ad occasum solis diei huiusmodi singulis annis devote visitaverint et ibi pro Christianorum Principum concordia, haeresum extirpatione ac Sanctae Matris Ecclesiae exaltatione pias ad Deum preces effuderint, plenariam omnium peccatorum suorum indulgentiam et remissionem misericorditer in Domino concedimus. Praesentibus ad decennium tantum valituris. Volumus autem ut si alias Christi fidelibus inibi commorantibus alio anni die a Sede Apostolica etiam seu seu haereditariam aut alias de in ea sit visitant aliqua alia indulgentia perpetuo vel ad tempus nondum elapsum duratura concessa fuerit, vel si pro impetr[ati]one quacunque ratione ad milit[iam] seu public[ati]one inibi demum aliquid vel minimum desit aut sponte oblat[um] recipiatur, praesentes nullae sint. Datum Romae apud Sanctam Mariam Maiorem sub Annulo Piscatoris die VIII martii MDCCXXI, Pontificatus nostri Anno vicesimoprimo. [Poniżej z lewej kaligraficznie:] Gratis pro Deo et [...] [Podpis z prawej:] F. Card[ina]lis Oliverius [Verso:] [Po prawej ręką polską XVIII/XIX w.:] Papiery do tegoż / Woyciecha / regulujące [...] [Etykieta archiwalna:] Ex. XXIX / 19 [Z lewej u góry:] f. 104