Yes, they invoke the Virgin Mary (Nossa Senhora or Our Lady) by someone touching the crown. It was typically done before the 3rd time period, but I still see it here and there in the 3rd time period records. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 10:41 AM <bsei2...@gmail.com> wrote: > After the godfather, which as Sam said is Antonio Homem da Costa (who is > single), it is mostly the normal church script as Cheri said. I think the > confusing part is that they did not name a godmother. Instead it says that > for Madrinha they invoked Nossa Senhora touching the crown of the statue > and it names Francisco Pereira Cachete (a married stonemason). I assume he > must the one that did the invocation or is named as a witness to it. I am > not familiar with this practice. > > My translation might not be exact but I hope it gets the gist of it. > > Bill Seidler > > -- > 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. > 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
