Bull of Pope Benedict XIV granting a plenary indulgence to the parish church in Rychcice

POPE BENEDICT XIV To all Christ's faithful who shall see this letter, greetings and apostolic blessing. Aiming in pious love to increase the religiosity of the faithful and the salvation of souls from the heavenly treasures of the Church, to all Christ's faithful of both sexes who are truly penitent, confessed, and nourished by Holy Communion, who annually piously visit the parish church of the village of Rychcice in the Diocese of Przemyśl – even if another similar indulgence has been granted to them for visiting it in another way – on the feast days of the Finding or Exaltation of the Holy Cross from the first vespers until sunset of that day, and there offer pious prayers to God for the concord of Christian rulers, the eradication of heresy, and the exaltation of Holy Mother Church, we mercifully grant in the Lord a plenary indulgence and remission of all their sins. This letter shall be valid for only ten years. We wish, however, that if any indulgence has been granted to Christ's faithful in the aforementioned church or parish or at an altar designated therein, in perpetuity or for a time not yet expired, on any other day of the year, or if anything, even the smallest amount, was given or voluntarily offered for the solicitation or obtaining of this letter, this letter shall be void. Given in Rome at Saint Mary Major under the Ring of the Fisherman on the 24th day of March 1753, in the thirteenth year of Our pontificate. [Bottom left:] Gratis for God [?] [Signature in the center:] D. Cardinal Passionei [?] [On the right:] Jan Florius, deputy [Verso:] [Approval and permission for publication by the Suffragan Bishop of Przemyśl:] Andrzej of the Prus coat of arms, Bishop of Tanen, suffragan, provost [infelated?], vicar in spiritual matters of the See of Przemyśl. To all and singular whom it concerns, shall concern, or may in any way concern, we announce and make known that we, having viewed and read the letter of the office of indulgences placed on the reverse, issued for the benefit of the parish church in Rychcice of the Diocese of Przemyśl for the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, do approve the same according to its wording, force, and perpetual weight by the authority of the ordinary and grant authorization to proclaim it to the people, just as we permit and allow by the power of this letter. In testimony whereof, etc. Given in Przemyśl on the 24th day of May in the year one thousand seven hundred and fifty-three. Andrzej Pruski, Bishop of Tanen, suffragan, official of Przemyśl, by his own hand [Trace of a wax seal under a paper wafer on the verso] [Archival notes on the verso:] Przemyska / 9 Rychcice / 3 Rychcice

BENEDICTUS PP. XIV Universis Christifidelibus praesentes litteras inspecturis salutem et apostolicam benedictionem. Ad augendam Fidelium Religionem et animarum salutem coelestibus Ecclesiae thesauris pia charitate intenti, omnibus utriusque sexus Christifidelibus vere poenitentibus et confessis ac sacra Communione refectis, qui Ecclesiam Parochialem vici Rychcice Premisliensis Dioecesis, quamvis alias perinde etiam visitantibus similis indulgentia concessa foret, in Inventione vel Exaltatione Sanctae Crucis festis diebus 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 Christifidelibus in quocumque alio anni die dictam Ecclesiam seu Parochiam aut altare in ea designatum aliqualis indulgentia perpetuo vel ad tempus nondum elapsum duratura concessa fuerit, vel si pro impetranda seu obtinenda praesenti littera aliquid vel minimum dati aut sponte oblati contigisset, praesentes nullae sint. Datis Romae apud S[anctam] Mariam Majorem sub annulo Piscatoris die XXIV. Martii MDCCLIII. Pontificatus Nostri Anno XIII. [Po lewej u dołu:] Gratis pro Deo [?] [Podpis pośrodku:] D. Card[ina]lis Passioneus [?] [Po prawej:] Ioannes Florius substitutus [Verso:] [Aprobata i pozwolenie na publikację biskupa sufragana przemyskiego:] Andreas in Rusy Pruski, Episcopus Tanensis, Suffraganeus, Praepositus [Infulatus?] [Vicar]ius in Spiritualibus Sedis Praemisliensis. Universis, et singulis, quorum interest, intererit, aut quomodolibet interesse poterit, significamus, et ad notitiam deducimus, quia Nos visis, et lectis retrovalentis litteris Officii Indulgentiarum favore Ecclesiae Parochialis in Rychcice Dioecesis Premisliensis pro festo Exaltationis Sanctae Crucis in se continentibus, easdem iuxta illarum tenorem, vim, et robur perpetuum, Authoritate Ordinaria approbamus et facultatem publicandi ipsas populo concedimus, prout admittimus, et concedimus per praesentes. In quorum fidem etc. Datis Premisliae die 24ta Mensis Maii Millesimo Septingentesimo quinquagesimo tertio. Andreas Pruski Epp[iscop]us Tanensis Suffrag[aneus] Off[icia]lis Premisliensis m[anu] p[ropri]a [Ślad po pieczęci lakowej pod papierowym opłatkiem na verso] [Dopiski archiwalne na verso:] Premisliens[is] / 9 Rychcice / 3 Rychcice