just in case it matters,joao was born at 8 in the morning 29th of october 1889 and babtized nov. 06 of same year
On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 5:11 PM, Mary Bordi <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sep 12, 2012, at 1:27 PM, Denise <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I believe they used Our Lady when the baby was in danger of death or perhaps >> there were no other women in the house to stand in as a godmother. > > In Norte Grande (Sao Jorge) where I am researching, Our Lady is invoked as > madrinha ("touching her crown on the head of the baby being baptized") much > of the time, not when there is danger of death. This seems to be in the 1880s > and 1890s (and maybe other times). Maybe it was "fashionable". In Norte > Grande its often Nossa Senhora das Neves, patron of that church, or Nossa > Senhora do Rosario. > > It would be interesting to know the origin of this custom. > > Mary > > > -- > 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." -- 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."
