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Portugal, Portalegre, Catholic Church Records, 1532-1928

Catholic Church records created by parishes in the district of Portalegre. These records include: baptisms, marriages, deaths, and legitimizations and recognitions. Additional images will be published as they become available. These records are housed at the Arquivo Distrital de Portalegre.

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Portugal, Portalegre, Catholic Church Records

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What is in This Collection?

This collection contains index & images of baptisms, marriages, and deaths from parishes in the District of Portalegre.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are written in Portuguese. For help reading them see:

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Portugal, Portalegre, Catholic Church Records 1859-1911.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism Records

  • Date and place of baptism
  • Child's name and gender
  • Child's date and place of birth
  • Father name, occupation and origin
  • Mother's maiden name and origin
  • Names of paternal grandparents
  • Names of maternal grandparents
  • Names of godparents, their civil status and occupation
  • Sometimes, a spouse's name appears in the margin
  • Sometimes, a death date appears in the margin

Marriage Records

  • Date and place of marriage
  • Names of the bride and groom
  • Groom's age, civil status, occupation and origin
  • Names of groom's parents
  • Bride's age, civil status and origin
  • Names of bride's parents
  • Names of witnesses

Death Records

  • Date and place of death
  • Name, age and gender of deceased
  • Marital status, occupation and origin of deceased
  • Parents' names and their origin if deceased is a minor child
  • Name of spouse, if married
  • Sometimes, a note if there is a testament (will)
  • Burial information

Collection Details

Record Type: Vital
1,962,662 Records
25,046,942 Personas
178,927 Images

Language

Portuguese

Location of Original Records

Portalegre District Archives

Cite This Collection

"Portugal, Portalegre, Registros Paroquiais, 1532-1928 ." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 30 April 2026. Arquivo Distrital de Portalegre (Portalegre District Archives), Portugal.

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