There is no actual document that is posted; the banns of marriage is simply an announcement of a couple's intent to marry, which is delivered by the priest from the pulpit, during Mass, on three consecutive weeks prior to a marriage. It is one step in the process that a couple must pass to marry. After the ceremony, the marriage record will state that the Church has found no impediments to the marriage, and the witnesses will testify that they know the couple, that they have been baptized as Catholics, and, that they reside within the parish.
On Sep 11, 8:26 pm, Carol Warnock <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Group-- > > I am researching my mother's paternal line (Madruga) from Freguesia of > Lajes do Pico on the island of Pico. My question is, since I was not > brought up Roman Catholic, would there be any microfilm record > anywhere on the reading or posting of the banns? The church was > Santa Trindade. To obtain the record, if there is in fact public > access, would Joao Ventura or anybody else be able to help me? Does > anyone in the group have any suggestions? > > Carol Silva Warnock > Researching Madruga, Goulart, Vieira & Machado from Lajes do Pico. > Researching Montieo from Lajes do Mello on the island of Pico. > Researching (da) Silva from Santa Maria (don't know as yet what > village or freguesia) -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
