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Rome). 83 It was his intention to leave the Eternal City soon, but, an- ticipating Pope Innocent XII’s death (he died on September 27, 1700), he evidently decided to stay longer in order to obtain a con- firmation of the breve Exponi nobis nuper of November 24, 1699, from the newly elected pope. Immediately after the election of Pope Clement XI (November 23, 1700), Fr. Joachim obtained from him a mandate for the Apostolic Nuncio in Poland, Francis Pignatelli, to receive the solemn profession from Fr. Papczynski. 84 In the last days of July and the first days of August 1700, he had also obtained letters from the cardinals of the Roman Curia, in which they recommended the Order of the Marians and commended it to the kindness of the Apostolic Nuncio and the Primate of Poland. 85 Soon after, he also received a letter from Fr. Francis da Varese, in which Fr. Varese con- gratulated Fr. Papczynski and his confreres on the happy conclusion of Fr. Joachim’s mission in Rome, explained how the aggregation of the Marian institute to the Franciscan Order was carried out, and what it brings to the Marians. Finally, he reminded them that they should continue their apostolate among simple folk. 86 The author of the letter met Fr. Stanislaus in person during his visit in Rome in 1691. At that time, Fr. Varese was Commissary General of his order and was, no doubt, very familiar with all the matters regarding the incorporation of the Marians into the Order of Sisters of the Annunciation. As Commissary General, he wrote a letter of recommendation for the Marians in the same year 1691. This last letter from Fr. Varese (August 14, 1700) has a more private character. It is possible that the Procurator General of the Marians and his companion, Br. Cinski, set out on their return journey from Rome to Poland at the beginning of December 1700. Due to various dif- ficulties associated with traveling in winter, they arrived in Poland only in the spring of 1701. 385 The End of Father Stanislaus’s Life