About us
The General Archives collects, catalogues, preserves and digitizes the material concerning the history of the Order.
Members
Br. Chryzostom Fryc, OFM
Director of the General Archives
(Province of St. Francis of Assisi - POLAND)
Br. Narcyz Klimas, OFM
Collaborator at the General Archive
(Province of Immaculate Conception - POLAND)
The tasks of the General Archives are:
- to collect past testimonies, documents regarding our personal and local history;
- to order the classification, cataloguing, inventory, paper and computer registers;
- to ensure the perfect conservation of the material (custody, digitization, photocopying, restoration);
- to serve as a basis for dissemination, study and scientific research;
- to maintain a close link with the Provincial Archives of the Order.
Members
Br. Chryzostom Fryc, OFM
Director of the General Archives
(Province of St. Francis of Assisi - POLAND)
Br. Narcyz Klimas, OFM
Collaborator at the General Archive
(Province of Immaculate Conception - POLAND)
Regulations
To access the General Archives, it is necessary to submit a request, accompanied, in the case of university students, by a letter of introduction from an accredited scientific research institute or a person qualified in the field of historical research. The request must state: surname, name, qualification, profession, nationality, address of habitual residence, in addition to the reasons for the research. The request must be sent to the following e-mail address: archivum@ofm.org. Once accepted, the user can access the General Archives according to the reception hours.
The General Archives is open to the public during the following indicative hours:
From September 21st to June 30th, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
The General Archives is closed to the public from July 1st to September 20th.
Contact
Curia Generale dei Frati Minori
Via di S. Maria Mediatrice, 25
00165 Roma, Italia
To get in touch with the General Archives, write to: archivum@ofm.org