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From: "kay haworth" <>
Subject: Re: [S-H-RTS] Words on Church Records
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 16:06:20 -0800
References: <3A2D7632.C1D13CB1@westriv.com>


These are Latin terms. Dominica means "The Lord's Day (Sunday). Judica
would have something to do with judgement. Quin has something to do with
the number 5, but I don't know about the rest. These may be church holy
days or feast days. Sorry I can't help you more.

Kay Haworth

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marion E.Travis" <>
Subject: [S-H-RTS] Words on Church Records


> I wonder if someone can tell me what a couple of words on two church
> documents from the Husby Parish in Angeln actually mean in English.
> A baptismal record states "a daughter was born on February 1, 1739 and
> baptized Dominica Quinquagesimae" A death record states that a person
> "died on March 16, 1747 and was buried on the 20th of March Dominica
> Judica"
> Anyone know what Dominica Quinquagesimae and Dominica Judica acutally
> mean? They appear to be Latin words, but I can not find the full
> meaning.
>
>

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