Re: [ranchos] Alicia and the prieshood records of the church

[zendean <usa20@...>]

Alicia;  I think your question about if there are records of the births of children born to priests and nuns is brilliant !  I can imagine that there probably are no formal records unless they were entered as part of the normal birth/christaning of the Parish. Then they would use their own given names instead of the names taken as part of the new life they became when they took their vows.

   I do remember achialogists finding the remains (bones) of new borns in the catacombs benieth some churches in France. Human nature is what it is, and the practice of putting newborns to die down there must have been hard for the nuns, but necessary.  Ergo, as you postulated, it may have been that they had them baptized before abandoning them. There are catacombs beneigth many catherials in Mexico and your theory does have merit. It could also be that some of the "Hijo natural" entries were actually babies born to the local clergy and brought at their request by a parishoner.

   I would be most interested in what the other members have to say.  Again, what an interesting and brilliant question. Really.

 

Yours truly,

 

 

Jose Luis Macias


-----Original Message-----
From: Alicia Carrillo
Sent: Aug 25, 2005 9:44 AM
To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [ranchos] Church Records

Does anyone know of any records that can be accessed to see if someone has gone either into the priesthood or to be a nun. Stories I have heard about numerous relations that were priests and nuns have led me to want to look for these records.

 

Any help would be appreciated......................Alicia Carrillo, San Jose Ca

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