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Stillbirths were sometimes recorded in church baptismal or burial registers. In most cases, however, the birth is not recorded. | Stillbirths were sometimes recorded in church baptismal or burial registers. In most cases, however, the birth is not recorded. | ||
== Church Census == | === Church Census === | ||
In Italy the parish priest was often required to collect taxes for the state from his parishioners. He would sometimes record information about his parishioners and the tax in a special set of volumes, which were called church censuses. In Italian the church census is called the stato delle anime. In Latin it is status animarum. Both terms mean "state of the souls." | In Italy the parish priest was often required to collect taxes for the state from his parishioners. He would sometimes record information about his parishioners and the tax in a special set of volumes, which were called church censuses. In Italian the church census is called the stato delle anime. In Latin it is status animarum. Both terms mean "state of the souls." | ||