Linda, thank you for clarifying. Yeah, i saw those words, "that "she had nothing". I looked to see if it said that in the other obits but it didn't. And the priest used the word " VELHA" ( as in old? I wondered ) to punctuate her status.
It saddens me that with grown children the mother would be homeless. Does mendicante also mean homeless (?) Maria Elena > On Oct 11, 2016, at 10:34 PM, linda <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Barbara Velha, a widow, an aged beggar, "...died with all the sacraments of > the sainted church; she made no will for she had nothing; she was buried in > the churchyard near the main door of this church..." > > I've read that in the mid/late19th century, it was the custom that on one day > of the week (Sundays, I think, but am not sure now) the poor of a parish > would go from door to door collecting alms, and that it was the practice to > give something if one could. The wealthier one was, the more obligated to > give alms-- not forgetting the religious obligation as well. I don't know if > this was the case earlier too, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was a > centuries old tradition. Anyway, my impression is that begging was sort of > an informal socio-religious based welfare system. > > hope that helps, > > :) > > Linda > > >> On Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 6:42:23 PM UTC-7, Maria wrote: >> LEFT side first name- BARBARA VELHA >> >> This is the second widowed woman in the same time frame where the priest >> wrote "mendicante" which I think in (spanish) it's a beggar. Wow! That >> very sad considering they had grown children. I can visualize them in rags >> begging on the street and even though it was so long ago, it breaks my heart >> to think they were left to beg when they were widowed. Maybe there's a >> better translation for mendicante. Also, I couldn't figure out where she >> was buried and wondered if someone could translate that about the burial(?) >> please? Some municipal place. >> >> Thanks!! >> >> >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMA-VP-SANTOESPIRITO-O-1708-1733/SMA-VP-SANTOESPIRITO-O-1708-1733_item1/P11.html >> >> Maria Elena > > -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
