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''[[Germany Genealogy|Germany]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Obituaries''' {{Germany-sidebar}} | ''[[Germany Genealogy|Germany]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Obituaries''' {{Germany-sidebar}} | ||
==Funeral Sermons [''Leichenpredigten'']== | |||
Funeral sermons include remarks (eulogies) made by ministers regarding the life of a deceased person. In Germany, these sermons were often collected and published. The middle and wealthier classes were more likely to have sermons for their dead, but sermons can occasionally be found for farmers, printers, or soldiers. Protestants started the practice and made the most funeral sermons, but Catholic priests also followed the custom. | Funeral sermons include remarks (eulogies) made by ministers regarding the life of a deceased person. In Germany, these sermons were often collected and published. The middle and wealthier classes were more likely to have sermons for their dead, but sermons can occasionally be found for farmers, printers, or soldiers. Protestants started the practice and made the most funeral sermons, but Catholic priests also followed the custom. | ||
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*Jensen, Larry O. “Leichenpredigten (Funeral sermons).” German Genealogical Digest 8 (Fourth Quarter 1992): 119-24. (FHL book 943B2g.) | *Jensen, Larry O. “Leichenpredigten (Funeral sermons).” German Genealogical Digest 8 (Fourth Quarter 1992): 119-24. (FHL book 943B2g.) | ||
==Sources== | |||
The following source indexes abstracts of over 40,000 funeral sermons: | The following source indexes abstracts of over 40,000 funeral sermons: | ||
*Katalog der fürstlich Stolberg-Stolberg'schenLeichenpredigten-Sammlung (Catalog of the funeral sermon collection from principality of Stolberg). Leipzig, Germany: Degener, 1927-1935. (FHL book 943 B4b v.2; films 477,802-4.) | *Katalog der fürstlich Stolberg-Stolberg'schenLeichenpredigten-Sammlung (Catalog of the funeral sermon collection from principality of Stolberg). Leipzig, Germany: Degener, 1927-1935. (FHL book 943 B4b v.2; films 477,802-4.) | ||
===Family History Library=== | |||
Funeral sermon abstracts available in the Family History Library are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under: | *Funeral sermon abstracts available in the Family History Library are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under: | ||
GERMANY - OBITUARIES | GERMANY - OBITUARIES | ||
GERMANY, [STATE] - OBITUARIES - GERMANY, [STATE], [TOWN] - OBITUARIES | GERMANY, [STATE] - OBITUARIES - GERMANY, [STATE], [TOWN] - OBITUARIES | ||
===The German Center for Genealogy=== | |||
The German Center for Genealogy has an index of about 324,000 names from records of the 1600s to the 1700s. | The German Center for Genealogy has an index of about 324,000 names from records of the 1600s to the 1700s. | ||
The original records are from about 450 repositories. The index is called the Union Catalog for German Collections of Personal Writings and Eulogies (see the “Archives and Libraries” section). | The original records are from about 450 repositories. The index is called the Union Catalog for German Collections of Personal Writings and Eulogies (see the “Archives and Libraries” section). | ||
===Online Collections=== | |||
'''Wiki articles describing online collecions are found at:''' | '''Wiki articles describing online collecions are found at:''' | ||