Tagalogs Voicing their Faith in 1600s Vernacular Documents (2) - Don Miguel Dipasouay’s Last Will and Testament, 1654
Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: Don Miguel Dipasouay prepares to dieO n his deathbed on the feastday of the Assumption of Our Lady in 1654, Don Miguel Dipasouay prepared to die by dictating his will. 1 He accepts the sickness God has seen fit to keep him in bed, but he declares that he is of sound mind and will.He professes belief in the mystery of the Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, three persons in one true God, without beginning nor end.He then calls on the Virgin Mary, his namesake saint, his guardian angel, and all the saints in heaven, to assist him in requesting pardon for his sins.After this, he gives instructions on his burial and subsequent commemorations (onrras, what we call undas today), and then dictates the disposition of his properties.At the end of each instruction is his command: "Sondin yto at loob co," 'Follow this because it is my will.
Source: Philippiniana Sacra
Author: Regalado Trota José
Institution: University of Santo Tomas
Language: English
Subfield: Anthropology
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4285468050