Ecclesiastical archives and memory of the congregation of the missionary sisters of Saint Anthony Mary Claret

Resumen

Introduction: The research developed presents concepts about ecclesiastical archives and religious congregations, in which they have been collected and stored over the centuries, in various documentary types, which represent the broadest synthesis of archival and accumulated documentary production in the context of private institutions. It addresses aspects of the Memory relating it to the ecclesiastical archives, specifically to the General Archives of the Missionaries of Saint Anthony Mary Claret.
Objective: to show that the General Archive of this congregation presents a socialization of information and sensitivity to the need to preserve memory for its members and society in general.
Methodology: it is based on the literature regarding ecclesiastical archives, especially those related to or produced by the Roman Catholic Apostolic Church, which motivates religious congregations to preserve their documentary collection. A bibliographic, documentary, qualitative and exploratory study was carried out based on national and international scientific literature published in books, articles, theses and dissertations.
Results: shows the importance of preserving ecclesiastical archives and religious congregations, for the purpose of memory.
Conclusions: This research provided relevant scientific contributions to the area of Archival Science, as well as to the construction of places of memory based on archival records.