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Before leaving Rome, he turned to some religious orders, asking them to allow the Marians to share in their spiritual benefits (so- called confraternitas ). He received permission from the Capuchins, the Franciscans, the Dominicans, and from the Superior General of the Piarist Fathers, Fr. Alessio of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (May 27, 1691), 16 which demonstrates that the Piarists had changed their attitude towards Fr. Stanislaus. What is more, Fr. Alessio gave Fr. Papczynski a good opinion for all his help, dedication, and kindness towards the Piarists in Poland. To express their gratitude, the Piarists gladly admitted Fr. Stanislaus and his Congregation to the privileges that they had received from the Holy See, especially to participation in various graces. 17 When Pope Innocent XII was finally elected on July 12, 1691, 18 Fr. Stanislaus was no longer in Rome. He had left the Eternal City on July 10 th or 11 th , just before the election. 19 It may be surmised that before he left for Poland, he had left his Rule of Life at the Sacred Congregation for Bishops and Religious (just as he did at the Fran- ciscans’) because he received its revised version in 1694, and there is no information in the documents that he sent it to Rome later. As he had decided to return to Poland before a new pope was elected, Fr. Papczynski reconciled himself to the fact that his efforts to obtain papal approbation for his institute had turned into a fiasco at least for the time being. Before leaving Rome, on July 9, 1691, he obtained a letter of recommendation from Fr. Tirso Gonzalez de Santalla, the Superior General of the Society of Jesus. 20 Similar hardships as those he had experienced on his way to Rome, awaited him on his return journey to Poland. During this time, he experienced the special protection of St. Raphael the Archangel, whose image he carried with him, so that, in accordance with the vow that he had made earlier, he could place it above the altar that he intended to build in the Cenacle. After his return from Rome, he did what he had vowed, and the image of St. Raphael the Archangel soon became famous for graces and miracles obtained by S TANISLAUS P APCZYNSKI 368