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105 Documents N O . 40. R ESPONSE OF THE C ONGREGATION OF THE R ELIGIOUS ALLOWING THE MOVE OF THE NOVITIATE FROM S T . P ETERSBURG TO F RIBOURG Rome, November 28, 1911 Holy Father! Superior of the Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, prostrating himself at the feet of Your Holiness, with the support of his council, and with the permission of the local Ordinary, humbly requests Papal consent to move the novitiate from St. Petersburg to Fribourg in Switzerland. finds itself in a difficult situation, Your Holiness benevolently deign to regard as sufficient substitute for certifications issued in writing, such certifications as local Bishops Ordinary are pleased to give to candi- dates to the Congregation orally but refuse to issue in writing fearing unfortunate consequences from the lay authorities. The Congregation of Marian Fathers will try to obtain such certificates from Ordinaries by intermediary of their brothers or by other serious members of the clergy who would apply for said certificates from the Ordinaries in person. Based on the special authority delegated by Your Holiness, the Holy Congregation of the Religious, considering the reasons put forward, extend this grace for a period of 10 years provided that the orally granted certifications subsequently are written down by the recipient and sworn. 1 J.C. Cardinal Vives, Prefect D[onatus], Archbishop of Ephesus, Secretary ACIVCSVA, S 26, vol. 1, original, in Latin, No. 6187/11. 1 This is a reply to the request contained in Document 36.