▁previous ▁to ▁his ▁election . ▁He ▁wrote ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Alo ys ius ▁Sid ere us . ▁ ▁Besides ▁personal ▁correspond ence ▁his ▁only ▁known ▁writing ▁as ▁Super ior ▁General ▁was ▁his ▁letter ▁addressed ▁to ▁all ▁Jes uits : ▁De ▁medi is ▁conserv and i ▁prim æ v um ▁spirit um ▁Soci et atis ▁( The ▁means ▁of ▁pres erving ▁the ▁primitive ▁spirit ▁of ▁the ▁Society ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 4 8 ▁Car af a ▁called ▁the ▁forty - year ▁old ▁letter ato ▁Daniel lo ▁Bart oli ▁from ▁his ▁it iner ant ▁activities ▁as ▁a ▁pre acher ▁around ▁Italy ▁to ▁the ▁Casa ▁Prof essa ▁( R ome ) ▁and ▁a ▁permanent ▁position ▁there ▁as ▁the ▁official ▁historian ▁of ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁order . ▁The ▁fol io ▁volumes ▁of ▁his ▁Ist oria ▁della ▁Comp ag nia ▁di ▁Ges ù ▁began ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 0 . ▁Bart oli ▁soon ▁after ▁Car af a ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 9 ▁wrote ▁and ▁published ▁the ▁bi ography ▁of ▁the ▁Ne ap ol itan ▁general . ▁It ▁includes ▁the ▁ 1 6 4 6 ▁episode ▁of ▁Bart oli ' s ▁ship w reck ▁in ▁a ▁storm ▁off ▁Cap ri ▁and ▁his ▁recuper ation ▁in ▁Nap les . ▁ ▁His ▁short ▁term ▁in ▁office ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁controvers y ▁with ▁J ansen ist ▁the olog ians ▁and ▁the ▁troubles ▁with ▁Pala fox , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁La ▁P ue bla . ▁A ▁great ▁sc andal ▁occurred ▁in