Spoke with my mother this morning to confirm the story she once told me.
She used to hear from her aunt whom was born in the late 1800, if a
grave was open after 7 years and the body had not decomposed completely
the body was blessed by the priest and the "coveiro" (gravedigger) would
beat the body and reburied it. She believes that the beating was to
help speed the decomposition. May be beating is not the correct word here.
As for the body out to sea. She remembers of a story of someone from
Madalena with a very bad reputation that was buried twice and after the
second time the body was still intact it was decided to dump the body in
the ocean.
As for saints who's body did not decomposes, when opening graves they
are other signs like the fragrances of flowers.
Manny
On 4/23/2014 7:33 PM, Isabella Baltar wrote:
Manuel,
"...taken out to sea where they would beat the body and dump it in the
ocean...
Where did you read that? Do you have any information? I really would
like to learn more about as I never heard this. Even if what you have
is written in Portuguese, as it is my primary language.
I will appreciate that.
Isabella Baltar
myportuguesegen.blogspot.com
On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 12:22:02 PM UTC-4, Cheri Mello wrote:
Manuel M,
Manuel said:
<<In the old days if a grave is dug and the body was still intact,
it was reburied for another 7 years, if it is still intact the
body after that time the body it taken and put on a boat and taken
out to sea where they would beat the body and dump it in the
ocean. I do not know what is the current process after 7 years.>>
They beat the body??? I guess back in those days they didn't know
that the ocean would decompose the body.
Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das
Tainhas, Achada
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