Religious Orders

FRANCISCANS

Pamplona. The Franciscans lived in the Convent of San Pedro de Ribas, on the outskirts of the city, from around the year 1230, when it was founded. As they were far from the city centre, nobody bothered them. But on 7 November 1245, Innocent IV allowed them to move closer to the city and build a new convent near the parish of San Lorenzo. The Pope made it a condition that they should ask the local diocesan for the foundation stone, and in case of refusal they could ask any other bishop. The church saw the new installation as a dangerous concurrence and its interest was stronger than its evangelical mission, initiating an offensive of insults against the Franciscans that culminated in an assault on the Convent of San Pedro de Riba, the one outside the walls. The Franciscans responded with insults to insults. In the attack, two friars were seriously wounded and others were imprisoned for three days on bread and water. The conflict was not settled until, through the mediation of Cardinal Hugo de Santa Cara O.P., a compromise was reached, ratified by Innocent IV on 2 September 1247, which meant total defeat for the bishop and his canons. [Ref. Goñi Gaztambide: Los obispos de Pamplona del siglo XIII. "P. de V.", n. 66, p. 126-127]. In 1820, on the occasion of the proclamation of the Constitution of Cadiz in Spain, two friars, Fray Pedro Pascual and Fray Javier Ochoa, made themselves known for their constitutional tendencies by publishing articles in this sense. In Pamplona they were called Riego and Quiroga. In a tumultuous meeting, seconded by some other friars, they stripped the guardian of economic management and introduced a democratic of government. On the same day they addressed to the definitor of the province a manifesto signed by eighteen religious. The manifesto was full of insults against the Minister General of the Order and arrogated to themselves powers that had hitherto not been theirs. Some of the ringleaders of the pronunciamiento ended up secularising. The vicariate of Pamplona was set up at the of the Community of Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. The provincial definitory accepted the on 31 January 1931, studying the opportune bases, which were later approved by the definitory of July of the same year. The personnel in 1933 consisted of the vicar and a layman.