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order in Balsamao. I did not respond immediately because I had to consider the entire project and obtain information about your institute, ask the opinion of the inhabitants of Balsamao and the pastor of the parish of Chacim. I enclose the letter of the superior of the house in Balsamao and the request of the hermits. For my part, I will not fail to assist you in any way, insofar as I am able, so that the project of Your Reverence may be realized. I think it is advisable that Your Reverence should go and take up resi- dence there to allow the inhabitants to get to know you. I am certain that they will receive your Reverence with love because they wish to join an institute that has already been approved. The superior of the hermits in Balsamao was Father Hieronimus of the Holy Trinity, a very zealous and saintly priest. He not only attended to the tenor of the spiritual life of the tertiaries, but also to their finances and the outward appearance of the hermitage. Due to his efforts, the Stations of the Lord’s Passion were built, which even today adorn the mountain and attract pilgrims from the area. Father Wyszy<ski vested him with the Marian habit. Then, accompanied by him and brother John of God, he made his way to Braganca, to the Bishop of Miranda, who was visiting there at the time. During their stay in Braganca, Father Hieronimus died having made his pro- fession before Father Wyszy<ski, whom the Bishop now made the Superior of the hermitage in Balsamao. In accord with a decree issued by the Ordinary of the Foundation in Portugal 50