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== Confession Lists == | == Confession Lists == | ||
'''Register of orthodox parishioners taken at Easter confession:'''Attendance at confession and communion was required of the family members over the age of seven. Sometimes they are interfiled with metrical books in a record group or collection. | |||
'''Time period: 1723-about 1930.''' | |||
'''Contents:''' Lists head of household, names of family members (including children not attending confession) with their ages and relationship to head of household, residence (number of house or other identification), and whether or not they attended confession. | |||
'''Location:''' Central state historical archives in Minsk and Grodno. Population coverage: 10% (see preservation note). Because this is a voluminous record type, '''many have been discarded'''. The standard rule was to retain only 2% but in some cases more were preserved. Consequently, these exist for only a small percentage of parishes. The records are well preserved in good facilities. The records were little used during twentieth century.<ref name="profile" /> | |||
Location: Central state historical archives in Minsk and Grodno. Population coverage: 10% (see preservation note). | |||
== References == | == References == | ||