I was told by some very traditional old Catholics that the when a couple married they too also declared a patron saint. I wonder if that is how we became the Caetano do Canto from Saint Caetano, the patron saint of bread, farmers, gamblers and the unemployed.
Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Rosemarie Capodicci Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2017 7:28 AM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Patron Saints Wow, thanks Mary, that is good to know since my people worshiped at Nossa Senhora das Neves too! Rosemarie rcap...@gmail.com Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 6:58 AM, Mary Bordi <busybo...@gmail.com> wrote: My great grandmother was Maria. Her religious name, which she still signed occasionally after coming to the US and marrying, was Maria das Neves. She was from Norte Grande, Sao Jorge where the parish church is Nossa Senhora das Neves. I actually found a medal of "Our Lady of the Snows" on eBay. Mary On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 12:05 AM 'Susan Murphy' via Azores Genealogy <azores@googlegroups.com> wrote: Just an observation…if you want to get medals to represent your grandparents ancestry….I think what Margaret said is meaningful about the patron saints for the parishes…. My ancestry is from mostly Castelo Branco Faial…..My grandmother, had in her belongings a little statue of St Catarina and then, just recently, I watched over a 94 year old relative who passed away and her father was born also in Castelo Branco. In my relative’s wallet was a very old Holy Card of Sta Catarina. So it is my deduction that these parish saints were very meaningful to our people. Susan Vargas Murphy On Jul 12, 2017, at 8:27 PM, Tish M <tish.me...@gmail.com> wrote: Very nice explanation. I do enjoy learning about the culture of the Islands and the Catholic Church which is so intertwined with one another. On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 7:44 PM, Margaret Vicente <margaretvice...@gmail.com> wrote: If I may, and to clarify - because an island bears the name of a Saint it does not mean it is "The" patron saint for that island. Sao Miguel is the patron saint in the parish that venerates him which is the Matrix of Vila Franca do Campo. Sao Miguel, Santa Maria and Sao Jorge are island names. Regarding patron saints for Faial. There's no St John of Caldeira. Following is a list of all the patron saints for that island • Senhor Santo Cristo (Holy Christ) - Paia do Almoxarife (February 1st) • São João Baptista,[St. John Baptist] patron of the nobility of the island (June 24th) • Divino Espírito Santo [Divine Holy Spirity) (across all islands) • Nossa Senhora das Angústias [Our Lady of Anguish] - Semana do Mar • Nossa Senhora da Graça [Our Lady of Grace] - Praia do Almoxarife • Nossa Senhora de Lurdes [Our Lady of Lurdes] - Feteira, • Santa Cecília, in te Matriz, [ Sain Cecilia] patron of the muscialns (25th of Novembro) • Santa Catarina de Alexandria [Sain Catherine of Alenxadria] - Castelo Branco • Nossa Senhora da Conceição [Our lady of Conception] (8th of December) (across all islands) The list is to the credit of Ilha do Faial - Memória Portuguesa http://terrasdeportugal.wikidot.com/ilha-do-faial On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 7:17 PM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: Yes. That is why I mentioned St. John the Baptist's feast day is June 24rh, same as St. John Caldeira. On Jul 12, 2017 4:15 PM, "Sami" <saudade1...@gmail.com> wrote: Thanks for the replies. I'm wondering which "St. John" that Sao Joao da Caldeira is? I cannot find anything about this saint. Is he the same as St. John the Baptist, or Saint John of God? On Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 2:29:19 PM UTC-5, Sami wrote: I was just wondering if there were any "official" patron saints of the island of Faial, and of Capelo and Feteira specifically? I would like to get a medal/s to wear in remembrance of my great-grandparents. Thanks in advance for any answers! :) -- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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