from what I understand "obito do exposto" someones died and are lying in state like a showing of the person that has died ..t before easter "nosso senhor esta exposto"
On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 2:28 PM, John Vasconcelos <gfsjo...@gmail.com>wrote: > Carol, > An exposto is an abandoned baby, usually but not always at a church in the > "roda" the little revolving chamber where babies could be left anonomously. > So it is the obituary of an abandoned baby. > Regards, > John > > > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Carol Warnock <cdwarn...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> While doing research on the freguesia of Santa Catarina in the >> Concelho of Castelo Branco on the island of Faial, I came across the >> phrase of "obito de exposto." The only thing I have been able to >> figure out is that in two Portuguese-English Dictionaries it >> translates as "displayed deaths." What does that mean? Does it mean >> an autopsy was done? Any help would sure be appreciated. >> >> Carol Warnock >> >> Researching: Pico, Faial, Terceira and Santa Maria. >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<azores%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >> 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 > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<azores%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > 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." > -- www.aldasplace.ca Alda B. owner/operator -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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."
