Document - Großer Priester-Nachlass 1879–1931 (2x...

Museum-worthy priest and family archive of Father Josef Geoffroy (1879–1931) – Archdiocese of Munich and Freising & Kingdom of Bavaria For sale is an exceptionally complete, over 15-part certificate/archive on the clerical career of Father Josef Geoffroy (born 1879 in Traunstein) as well as his family (including Mindelheim, Kolbermoor, Pfaffing-Biburg, Maisach). Special highlights of the collection: • 2x original autograph of Cardinal Faulhaber (1920 & 1931): Two large-format appointment decrees (Pfaffing-Biburg & Maisach) with his own signatures of Cardinal Michael von Faulhaber (1869–1952) and finely embossed coat-of-arms seals/dry stamps. • Prince Regent Luitpold & King Otto reference (1899): Large university enrollment certificate from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. • 4x Large ordination certificates (1900–1903): Tonsure, subdeaconate, deaconate and priestly ordination – each completed and signed by Archbishop Franz Joseph von Stein with large heraldic embossing seals. • Kingdom of Bavaria (1917): Official letter from the Government of Upper Bavaria regarding the Highest Decree by King Ludwig III of Bavaria. • Extensive accessories: Several Latin investiture documents (Instrumenta Investiturae for Kolbermoor, Pfaffing-Biburg, Maisach), rare Anti-Modernist Oaths (Professione Orthodoxae Fidei), Primiz authorization from 1903, family obituaries dating from 1879, as well as a personal letter from 1928. Contents of the collection in detail: 1. LMU Munich university certificate (1899, Luitpold reference). 2. 4 ordination certificates of the Archdiocese München-Freising (1900–1903). 3. Primiz authorization (1903). 4. Government of Upper Bavaria letter (1917, Ludwig III reference). 5. Investiture certificate & Anti-Modernist oath Kolbermoor (1917). 6. Appointment certificate with original signature Cardinal Faulhaber (1920). 7. Investiture certificates & Ordinariate letter Pfaffing-Biburg (1920). 8. Newspaper clippings / obituary Pankraz Geoffroy (1927). 9. Letter from Father Preene of Pöttmes (1928). 10. Appointment certificate with second original signature Cardinal Faulhaber (1931). 11. Investiture certificate Parish of St. Vitus in Maisach (1931). 12. Obituary collection Family Geoffroy from 1879. Condition: Age-appropriate, superbly preserved archival condition with typical antique patina, slight creases and clean edges. A unique ensemble document of Bavarian church and state history.

Estimate:£184.01

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