Hi Liz, No, the expostos (exposto - male or exposta-female) were the foundlings or abandoned babies that were left at the roda at the CHURCH. You open the small door on the church wall to place your offering (or baby) and spin it around so the baby (or offering) goes inside the church. The one I saw last summer had a door of about 18 inches high by about 12 inches wide. I didn't measure it. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 3:14 PM Liz Migliori <[email protected]> wrote: > Was this also the place where the Esposta makes Rhoda was > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 2, 2019, at 1:30 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Thank you ladies! So, if I'm reading correctly, this place eventually > become the Walter Bensaude Hospital and was such when my great-grandfather > was there in 1948? > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
