One male godparent? Because no females were available? Or they invoked
the Virgin Mary? My nephew has 2 godparents (they were a married couple)
and my niece only has 1 godparent (me). Maybe other list members have
other ideas.
Why do they have the same godparents for multiple children? Because they
like that couple or maybe because it was a couple with money or status?
Again, maybe others have other ideas.
Cheri Mello
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Achada
> One male godparent? Because no females were available? Or they invoked the Virgin Mary? My nephew has 2 godparents (they were a married couple) and my niece only has 1 godparent (me). Maybe other list members have other ideas.
> Why do they have the same godparents for multiple children? Because they like that couple or maybe because it was a couple with money or status? Again, maybe others have other ideas.
> Cheri Mello
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I don't think it is so uncommon for there to be one set of godparents for all the children. Since this was often not only a religious custom, it also provided an indication of who would get custody of the children in the event of the parent's death. Also, ala "The Godfather" in some instances it was a status issue to have a Padrinho who was "connected" or had money.
On Oct 24, 2012, at 9:44 PM, allevacon...@gmail.com wrote:
> Maybe they wanted to keep the kids together if anything happened to them (the parents)
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> On Oct 23, 2012, at 6:47 PM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Pam S,
>> One male godparent? Because no females were available? Or they invoked the Virgin Mary? My nephew has 2 godparents (they were a married couple) and my niece only has 1 godparent (me). Maybe other list members have other ideas.
>> Why do they have the same godparents for multiple children? Because they like that couple or maybe because it was a couple with money or status? Again, maybe others have other ideas.
>> Cheri Mello
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My own children have different godmothers but both have the same godfather,
a beloved brother in law. One of the reasons...my husband's only brother
was not Catholic.
Thanks everyone, My son has two godmothers and no godfather and I thought
that was out of the ordinary for these times, so back then I that it would
be even more out of the ordinary.
On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Mary Bordi <geneal...@hununu.org> wrote:
> On Oct 25, 2012, at 5:42 AM, Frederick Souza <fsouz...@comcast.net> wrote:
> > I don't think it is so uncommon for there to be one set of godparents
> for all the children.
> My great grandfather (Rosais, Sao Jorge) and his nine siblings had the
> same godparents.
> Fortunately, their mother lived to be 100!
> Mary
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My daughters have the same godparents and I in turn with my husband are the
godparents of that couple's children
My granddaughter was baptized this weekend and she now has two godmothers
and one godfather. which in our religion and family tradition is a bit out
of the norm. But the baby's mother wanted her two sister to have a hand in
helping her raising her daughter just in case
On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 2:08 PM, Pam Santos <pamsanto...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks everyone, My son has two godmothers and no godfather and I thought
> that was out of the ordinary for these times, so back then I that it would
> be even more out of the ordinary.
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Mary Bordi <geneal...@hununu.org> wrote:
>> On Oct 25, 2012, at 5:42 AM, Frederick Souza <fsouz...@comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>> > I don't think it is so uncommon for there to be one set of godparents
>> for all the children.
>> My great grandfather (Rosais, Sao Jorge) and his nine siblings had the
>> same godparents.
>> Fortunately, their mother lived to be 100!
>> Mary
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Yeah I hadn't very good luck with Male godparents. Its like the disappeared
from their lives after the baptism, and they were both step brothers of my
ex husband.
On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Alda Jorge <al...@aldasplace.ca> wrote:
> On the idea of the same godparents
> My daughters have the same godparents and I in turn with my husband are
> the godparents of that couple's children
> My granddaughter was baptized this weekend and she now has two godmothers
> and one godfather. which in our religion and family tradition is a bit out
> of the norm. But the baby's mother wanted her two sister to have a hand in
> helping her raising her daughter just in case
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 2:08 PM, Pam Santos <pamsanto...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks everyone, My son has two godmothers and no godfather and I
>> thought that was out of the ordinary for these times, so back then I that
>> it would be even more out of the ordinary.
>> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Mary Bordi <geneal...@hununu.org> wrote:
>>> On Oct 25, 2012, at 5:42 AM, Frederick Souza <fsouz...@comcast.net>
>>> wrote:
>>> > I don't think it is so uncommon for there to be one set of godparents
>>> for all the children.
>>> My great grandfather (Rosais, Sao Jorge) and his nine siblings had the
>>> same godparents.
>>> Fortunately, their mother lived to be 100!
>>> Mary
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One good thing about having the same godparents....
I was researching Sao Miguel Arcanjo (Matriz) in Vila Franca do Campo on
Sao Miguel for a Manuel Somebody and Maria de Jesus. And wouldn't you
know, there was another couple named Manuel Somebody and Maria de Jesus (my
genealogy program is not up at the moment, so I can't remember Manuel's
surname). I knew I had 2 different couples with the same name because I
was finding baptisms only a few months apart. So I had to collect them
all. One Manuel & Maria had the same godparents on their kids. The other
had 2 or 3 different couples. So I created a family group based on the
godparents. I really don't know if I'm 100% correct. I guess when I meet
St. Peter at the Pearly White Gates I will ask for Manuel and Maria and
I'll ask them if I was right! LOL
Cheri Mello
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On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 7:17 PM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote:
> One good thing about having the same godparents....
> I was researching Sao Miguel Arcanjo (Matriz) in Vila Franca do Campo on
> Sao Miguel for a Manuel Somebody and Maria de Jesus. And wouldn't you
> know, there was another couple named Manuel Somebody and Maria de Jesus (my
> genealogy program is not up at the moment, so I can't remember Manuel's
> surname). I knew I had 2 different couples with the same name because I
> was finding baptisms only a few months apart. So I had to collect them
> all. One Manuel & Maria had the same godparents on their kids. The other
> had 2 or 3 different couples. So I created a family group based on the
> godparents. I really don't know if I'm 100% correct. I guess when I meet
> St. Peter at the Pearly White Gates I will ask for Manuel and Maria and
> I'll ask them if I was right! LOL
> Cheri Mello
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> Tainhas, Achada
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