Note 104 — Chapter VII · 1541-1774. MISSIONS.

Father Norbert was a Capuchin missionary in India, who presented to Pope Benedict XIV. a book entitled, Mémoires Historiques sur les Missions des Indes Orientales. The work is illustrated with authentic documents. It was published with the approbation of all the ecclesiastical authorities, and never contradicted. Still, we will not quote Father Norbert as a proper authority, unless what he relates can be corroborated by other proofs.