Traugott Vitz wrote:
> from the jpg I agree with others on this NG that it is "Dom: Reminis:" -
> to be read as "Dominica Reminiscere".
> No, there is but one sunday per year with that name. It is the name of
> one of the sundays in lent:
> 1) Invocavit
> 2) Reminiscere
> 3) Oculi
> 4) Laetare
> 5) Judica
> 6) Palmarum
>
> i.e. Reminiscere is the fifth sunday before Easter.
Oops, read wrongly "after". Thanks
> The sunday names 1 to 5 are derived from the starting words of the
> opening verses assigned to the beginning of the respective services:
> Psalm 91:15
> Psalm 25:6
> Psalm 25:15
> Isaiah 66:10
> Psalm 43:1
>
> (Chapters and verses according to the numbering of my German, Protestant
> Bible. Catholic bibles may have different numbering, especially in
Psalms.)
And explained in laymens terms also ...... thank you!
> "Dominica Palmarum" is, of course "Palm sunday".
>
> Now - which date is "Dom: Reminis: 1724"?
>
> In the Gregorian Calendar (and I assume it is not Julian, because by
> 1724 most countries had joined the Gregorian community - Orthodox
> Russia, of course, continued to differ), it was March 12th (Easter:
> April 16th).
In germany 1724 it was a mess with states and borders. I wouldn't be
that sure about being gregorian. Needs to be proven for every part alone.
> By the way, I do not understand why you say that it was the last baptism
> entry for that year. The jpg I saw under the link you posted, shows the
> bottom of one page and the beginning of another one, marked "4 20" in
> the top left corner. If that is the following page to the one where the
> "Dom: Reminis" entry is found, then you have there another baptism
> entry, starting in the 4th line with "Dom: XIX Trinit:" which is 19th
> sunday after Trinity or 20th sunday after Pentecost (22 Oct 1724).
Agreed (though not recognizing the date as easy as you do). The written
text is however clearly as you state.
Richard
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