Thanks very much for your insight, RIchard; makes perfect sense to me. I remember when I was 7 telling my 41-year-old mother that I wanted a little sister; she had me light candles in church in front of the statue of St. Jude. I got my little sister! ;) --Andy
On Friday, April 3, 2015 at 6:39:06 AM UTC-5, Richard Francis Pimentel wrote: > > *Hi Andrew,* > > > > *Yes not a common name. The child is named after St Jude the patron saint > of loss causes – Not Judas Iscariot the betrayer of Jesus. Perhaps the > couple had given up on having a son and prayed for the intercession of St > Jude.* > > > > *Rick* > > > > *Richard Francis Pimentel* > > *Epping, NH* > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] <javascript:> [mailto: > [email protected] <javascript:>] *On Behalf Of *Andrew Rapoza > *Sent:* Thursday, April 2, 2015 7:37 PM > *To:* [email protected] <javascript:> > *Subject:* [AZORES-Genealogy] Unusual: Judas > > > > I've researched through lots and lots of Azorean records over the years, > but don't remember seeing this boy's name used in this overwhelmingly > Catholic archipelago: Judas. Just thought it was interesting and worth > sharing: > > > > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-ND-SAOJORGE-B-1563-1629/SMG-ND-SAOJORGE-B-1563-1629_item1/SMG-ND-SAOJORGE-B-1563-1629_JPG/SMG-ND-SAOJORGE-B-1563-1629_0020.jpg > > -- > For 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." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
