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326 CASSIAN OF STANLEY Grotius did not become a Catholic at that time, and there is, at least, still room for doubt if he was ever reconciled to the Church 41 • Father Archangel continued his apostolate. This included a visit to England, if we can accept the account of the none too reliable Maurice d'Epernay4 2 • He died at the friary in the Rue Saint-Honoré on August 24th, 1632. Many additional details might have been added to make our account more attractive, but we must now come to the end of this long essay. We conclude with two reflections on the facts of the incident in this English friar's life which we have made the chief point of this study. Firstly, in the light of this incident, the legend which George Barlow inscribed below a portrait of his brother which he inserted in his manuscript appears less exaggerated. This legend runs: « This is the Picture of Father Archangell, who was much more respected in France than any of the English Nation » 43 • Secondly, it is only in the light of such authentic documents as di Bagno's letter that the appraisement of Father Archangel and his work can be made with more assurance of conformity to historical truth. <1 L. PASTOR, The History of tite Popes XXIX, London 1938, 274. Here it is stated that, « in 1644, another intellectual giant of Holland, Rugo Grotius, the founder of international law, 'the miracle of the century.. .' returned sincerely and humbly to the bosom of the ancient Church ». This opinion agrees with that expressed by S. GéiRRES, lst H. Grotius katho– Jisch gestorben?, in Historisch-Politische Bliitter 154(1910) lss, 132ss, 161ss. The Nuncio, F. Chigi, mentioned the possibi!ity of the conversion of Grotius in 1641 and 1642. See B.H. KLéiNNE, Amsteldamensia, Amsterdam 1894, 183ss. However, J.F.M. Sterck (art. cit., 22) writes: « De vraag, of Rugo de Groot als katholiek is afgestorven, werd nog niet afdoende beantwoord, en za! <lit ook wel niet kunnen worden, omdat de dood hem in een geheel protestantse -omgeving verraste... ». F.X. Schulte, perhaps the greatest Catholic authority on the religious opinions of Grotius, holds that « the question whether Grotius 'became' a Catholic is still 'sub lite' » (see L. PASTOR, op. cit., 274 n.3). 42 éloges liistoriques de tous les g,·ands honvnes et tres illustres Religieux de la .Province de París. Bibl. Nationale, ms. Fonds fram;. 25046. There is a copy of this manu– script - an it is this copy which is cited here - in the Capuchin Provincial Library in Paris, ms. 96 p.160-161. Cf. CYPRIEN DE GAMACHES, O.F.M.Cap., Mémoires de la Mission .des Capucins de la Province de Paris pres la Reine d'Angleterre, Paris 1881, 364-366. 43 Cardiff ms. 4.97, f.417v. Unfortunately, this il!ustration is now missing from the ·manuscript.