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{{Portugal-sidebar}}(This is a translation from the Portuguese of this page) | {{Portugal-sidebar}}{{breadcrumb | ||
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(This is a translation from the Portuguese of this page) | |||
From the dark ages until the middle of the 1500s, the parish priests registered births, marriages and deaths, but only for the royalty and nobility. In 1563, the Council of Trent was convened by the Catholic Church to consider some of the reforms started by Martin Luther. One of the public notices of this counsel was that from then on, the parish priests were going to register the events of birth, marriages and deaths for all. About seven per cent of the parishes in Portugal had already started maintaining the vital records of the peasants, some as early as 1520. | From the dark ages until the middle of the 1500s, the parish priests registered births, marriages and deaths, but only for the royalty and nobility. In 1563, the Council of Trent was convened by the Catholic Church to consider some of the reforms started by Martin Luther. One of the public notices of this counsel was that from then on, the parish priests were going to register the events of birth, marriages and deaths for all. About seven per cent of the parishes in Portugal had already started maintaining the vital records of the peasants, some as early as 1520. | ||