Item 0300 - Biex infakkru, nitolbu, infarrgu - R.mu P. Valentin Schaaf OFM

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The black and white image in four pages shows a portrait of Fr Valentin Scaaf OFM, the first American Prior General of the Franciscan Minors Friars. Beneath the portriat on the second page, one finds the most important dates in his life - date of birth, entering the Order, ordained priest, elected Prior General and his death. This image is a memento of the requiem mass held by both Franciscans and Domenicans at the Church of St Dominic (Porto Salvo) in Valletta following his demise. On the last page, at the back, one finds a black and white image of the Dominican Order coat of arms. Interesting to note that although Fr Schaaf was Prior General of the Franciscans, yet the Dominicans joined in this celebration. This because both Orders were founded in the same era, i.e. in the first half of the thirteenth century.

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