

Country |
Malta
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City |
Birgu
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Repository | St. Lawrence Collegiate Church |
Collection/Fonds | Santo Uffizio Cartolaro |
Shelfmark | Volume 2. Part 1 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Archival Material |
Container | 1 volume(s) |
Creator | Roman Inquisition in Malta |
Title |
Archives of the Inquisition in Malta, ca. 1553-1801 |
Scope and Contents |
17 volumes, dating from ca. 1553 to 1801. Documents consist mostly of civil proceedings of the Roman Inquisition in Malta. The records also include criminal proceedings, correspondence between the Congregation of the Holy Office in Rome and the Inquisitor of Malta, and other miscellaneous materials. |
Historical Note |
Documents separated from the main Archives of the Inquisition of Malta, now located primarily in the Cathedral Archives of Mdina, possibly gathered by the last Inquisitorial Assessor, Giovanni Battista Gatt, or the last Inquisitorial Chancellor, Ignazio Debono, after the Archives partial disperal resulting from the French occupation of Malta in June, 1798. |
Custodial History |
Palace of the Roman Inquisition (Birgu, Malta) until June, 1798; Archives of the Collegiate Church of St. Lawrence, 1814?-Present. |
Subject |
Malta--History--1530-1798
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Subject | Inquisition--Malta |
Subject |
Tribunale del Santo Officio di Malta
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Subject | Confraternities--Malta |
Subject |
Processions, Religious
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Genre(s) | Legal documents; Bulls (papal); Church records |
Feature(s) | Coat(s) of arms; Initial(s), Decorated; Seal(s) |
Notes |
Includes typed contents; original list of contents which covers parts 1 and 2 of Volume 2 on fol. 3r; modern foliation in pencil |
Bibliography |
William Zammit, “Records of the Roman Inquisition in Malta in the Vittoriosa Collegiate Archive,” In Scientia et religion: Studies in memory of Fr. George Aquilina OFM (1939-2012). Scholar, Archivist and Franciscan Friar (2014), 55-68. |
HMML Proj. Num. |
APVAIM 00002 VOLUME A |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/501000 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Cataloged by William Zammit |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |

Type of Record | Archival Material |
Container | 1 volume(s) |
Support | Paper, Parchment |
Binding |
Bound in red leather over paperboard |
Binding Dimensions | 32.5 x 7.8 cm |
Provenance |
Compiled by Canon Antonio Zammit Gabarretta, fol. 424v |
Decoration |
Coats of arms on fol. 146r, 148r, 151r, 153r, and 155r; decorated initials: “Q” on fol. 146r, “A” on fol. 148r, “P” on fol. 151r, “P” on fol. 153r, “D” on fol. 155r |
Century(ies) | 17th-18th century |
Year Range | 1660-1750 |
Language(s) | Italian; Latin |
Writing System(s) | Roman |

Type | Manuscript & Print |
Item(s) Description |
23 items concerning various matters, including processions, confraternities, collegiate chapters, taxation of ecclesiastics, episcopal synods and the erection of monastery of the Misericordia in Valletta and copies of papal briefs |
Century(ies) | 17th-18th century |
Year Range | 1660-1750 |
Support | Paper, Parchment |
Language(s) | Italian; Latin |
Writing System(s) | Roman |
Associated Name | Passionei, Paolo, -1766 VIAF |
Associated Name |
Pinto da Fonseca, Emanuel, 1681-1773
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Decoration |
Wax seals on fol. 4v, 12v, 66v, 131v, 145r, 164r, and 278r; insignia on fol. 131v, 145r, 164v |
Notes |
Parchment documents issued by Inquisitor on fol. 128r-131r and 140r-145r; 5 cases of Melivetana printed in Rome between 1743 and 1744 on fol. 146r-159r |

Country |
Malta
![]() |
City |
Birgu
![]() |
Repository | St. Lawrence Collegiate Church |
Collection/Fonds | Santo Uffizio Cartolaro |
Shelfmark | Volume 2. Part 1 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Archival Material |
Container | 1 volume(s) |
Creator | Roman Inquisition in Malta |
Title |
Archives of the Inquisition in Malta, ca. 1553-1801 |
Scope and Contents |
17 volumes, dating from ca. 1553 to 1801. Documents consist mostly of civil proceedings of the Roman Inquisition in Malta. The records also include criminal proceedings, correspondence between the Congregation of the Holy Office in Rome and the Inquisitor of Malta, and other miscellaneous materials. |
Historical Note |
Documents separated from the main Archives of the Inquisition of Malta, now located primarily in the Cathedral Archives of Mdina, possibly gathered by the last Inquisitorial Assessor, Giovanni Battista Gatt, or the last Inquisitorial Chancellor, Ignazio Debono, after the Archives partial disperal resulting from the French occupation of Malta in June, 1798. |
Custodial History |
Palace of the Roman Inquisition (Birgu, Malta) until June, 1798; Archives of the Collegiate Church of St. Lawrence, 1814?-Present. |
Subject |
Malta--History--1530-1798
![]() |
Subject | Inquisition--Malta |
Subject |
Tribunale del Santo Officio di Malta
![]() |
Subject | Confraternities--Malta |
Subject |
Processions, Religious
![]() |
Genre(s) | Legal documents; Bulls (papal); Church records |
Feature(s) | Coat(s) of arms; Initial(s), Decorated; Seal(s) |
Notes |
Includes typed contents; original list of contents which covers parts 1 and 2 of Volume 2 on fol. 3r; modern foliation in pencil |
Bibliography |
William Zammit, “Records of the Roman Inquisition in Malta in the Vittoriosa Collegiate Archive,” In Scientia et religion: Studies in memory of Fr. George Aquilina OFM (1939-2012). Scholar, Archivist and Franciscan Friar (2014), 55-68. |
HMML Proj. Num. |
APVAIM 00002 VOLUME A |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/501000 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Cataloged by William Zammit |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
Type of Record | Archival Material |
Container | 1 volume(s) |
Support | Paper, Parchment |
Binding |
Bound in red leather over paperboard |
Binding Dimensions | 32.5 x 7.8 cm |
Provenance |
Compiled by Canon Antonio Zammit Gabarretta, fol. 424v |
Decoration |
Coats of arms on fol. 146r, 148r, 151r, 153r, and 155r; decorated initials: “Q” on fol. 146r, “A” on fol. 148r, “P” on fol. 151r, “P” on fol. 153r, “D” on fol. 155r |
Century(ies) | 17th-18th century |
Year Range | 1660-1750 |
Language(s) | Italian; Latin |
Writing System(s) | Roman |
Type | Manuscript & Print |
Item(s) Description |
23 items concerning various matters, including processions, confraternities, collegiate chapters, taxation of ecclesiastics, episcopal synods and the erection of monastery of the Misericordia in Valletta and copies of papal briefs |
Century(ies) | 17th-18th century |
Year Range | 1660-1750 |
Support | Paper, Parchment |
Language(s) | Italian; Latin |
Writing System(s) | Roman |
Associated Name | Passionei, Paolo, -1766 VIAF |
Associated Name |
Pinto da Fonseca, Emanuel, 1681-1773
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Decoration |
Wax seals on fol. 4v, 12v, 66v, 131v, 145r, 164r, and 278r; insignia on fol. 131v, 145r, 164v |
Notes |
Parchment documents issued by Inquisitor on fol. 128r-131r and 140r-145r; 5 cases of Melivetana printed in Rome between 1743 and 1744 on fol. 146r-159r |
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