A obituary (noun and adjective, from Latin obitus (death) is a register containing the names of the dead and the date of their burial, so that religious services can be held for the repose of their souls. The churches and monasteries have an obituary, i.e. a register in which the names of benefactors, abbots, monks (nuns) and other people associated with the life of the abbey are recorded on the day of their death. And also the obits owed to the founders of this particular institution: the obituary register.
By extension, the cabinet containing the register could also be called an obituary.
Visit canon lawIt was said of an ecclesiastic who, in a court of law, claimed a benefice left vacant by the death of the incumbent, that he was a obituary pretender.
The following parishes are listed in the Tournai GAs:
Mourcourt (VIVe century, 1 article)
OeudeghienNotre-Dame du Buisson chapel (1732-1736, 1 item)
Papignies (XVI-XVIIIe century, 2 articles
Péruwelz (XVIIIe century, 3 articles)
Stambruges (1689-1729, 1 item)
Tournai Saint-Nicaise (XVIIe century, 1 article)
Sources : Les archives de l'État dans les Provinces, aperçu des fonds et collections, Les provinces Wallonnes, AGR, 1975
Sources : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obituaire
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